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X-RAY PHOTOGRAPHY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram

Synonyms:

roentgenography; X-ray photography

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("X-ray photography" is a kind of...):

diagnostic procedure; diagnostic technique (a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis)

radiography (photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "X-ray photography"):

angiography (roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram)

arthrography (roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram)

cholangiography (roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected)

encephalography (roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram)

myelography (roentgenography of the spinal cord to detect possible lesions (usually after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space))

pyelography (roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye))

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