roentgenogram

roent·gen·o·gram

 (rĕnt′gə-nə-grăm′, -jə-, rŭnt′-)

n.

A photograph made with x-rays. Also called roentgenograph.

roentgenogram

(ˈrɒntɡənəˌɡræm; -tjə-; ˈrɛnt-) or

röntgenogram

;

roentgenograph

or

röntgenograph

n

(General Physics) chiefly US an X-ray

roentgenogram, röntgenogram

an x-ray photograph.

See also: Radiation

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Noun

1.

roentgenogram - a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis X-ray photograph, X-ray picture, X ray, X-ray angiocardiogram - a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance angiogram - an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance; "angiograms are produced by angiography" arteriogram - an X ray of an artery filled with a contrast medium arthrogram - an X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium pneumoencephalogram, encephalogram - 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; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages) 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 radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagram, skiagraph, radiogram - a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) phlebogram, venogram - an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium