X-ray Synonyms

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A radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. x-ray
  2. roentgen-ray
  3. actinism
  4. cat scan
  5. roentgenogram
  6. picture
  7. radioactivity
  8. x-radiation
  9. X-ray picture
  10. the röntgen ray
  11. x-ray-photograph

Words Related to X-ray

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. electromagnetic spectrum
  2. mri
  3. angiogram
  4. arteriogram
  5. ultrasound
  6. fluoroscopy
  7. intraoral
  8. radiograph
  9. myelogram
  10. cxr
  11. ultra-sound
  12. intra-oral
  13. B-mode
  14. microfocal
  15. dxa
  16. scintigraphy
  17. dual-energy
  18. infrared
  19. microtomography
  20. electron-microscopy
  21. imaging
  22. electron-microscope
  23. mid-infrared
  24. spectroscopy

X-ray Sentence Examples

  • A chest x ray will help rule out other disorders.

  • X-ray studies may be ordered to identify the location of a foreign body if it is metal, such as a pellet from a BB gun or air gun, or to evaluate the nasal area for evidence of repeated fractures when abuse is suspected.

  • A less common test used to diagnose renal vein thrombosis is renal venography, also called renal angiography, an x-ray examination of the renal veins after a contrast material (dye) has been injected.

  • Plain film x rays normally take only a few minutes to perform and can be done in a hospital, radiological center, clinic, doctor's or dentist's office, or at bedside with a portable x-ray machine.

  • The doctor may also order x-ray studies of the child's chest or sinuses in order to determine whether lung damage has already occurred or to make a baseline evaluation of the child's lungs.

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