English > X-ray photograph: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | A radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis. |
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Synonyms | roentgenogram, X ray, X-ray, X-ray picture |
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Narrower | angiocardiogram | A series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance |
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angiogram | An X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance |
arteriogram | An X ray of an artery filled / filled with a contrast medium |
arthrogram | An X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium |
encephalogram, pneumoencephalogram | An X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast |
hysterosalpingogram | X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes |
mammogram | X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast |
myelogram | X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space |
pyelogram | An X ray of the kidneys and ureters |
venogram, phlebogram | An X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium |
Broader | radiogram, radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagraph, skiagram | A photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) |
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Spanish | radiografía, rayos X |
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Catalan | radiografia, raigs X |
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