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examine by taking x-rays X ray: electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target roentgenogram: a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis take an x-ray of something or somebody; "The doctor x-rayed my chest"
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| x-ray film |
photographic film used to make X-ray pictures
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| x-ray therapy |
the therapeutic use of X rays
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| x-ray |
(Or x-radiation, R?tgen ray.) Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than that of ultraviolet radiation and greater than that of gamma radiation. Discovered accidentally by R?tgen in 1895. The primary mechanism for the production of x- rays is deceleration of a rapidly moving charge upon interaction with matter (bremsstrahlung). ...
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| x-ray |
Electromagnetic radiation used in medical diagnosis.
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