radiograph

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(rād′ē-ō-graf″)

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[radio- + -graph]

1. An x-ray image or photograph produced on photographic film or other image receptor by x-rays or nuclear radiation that is passed through a structure to be imaged.
SYN: SEE: radiographic image; SEE: roentgenogram
2. To make a radiograph.
3. The film used to make a radiograph.

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[radio- + -graph]

1. An x-ray image or photograph produced on photographic film or other image receptor by x-rays or nuclear radiation that is passed through a structure to be imaged.
SYN: SEE: radiographic image; SEE: roentgenogram
2. To make a radiograph.
3. The film used to make a radiograph.

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