x-ray

A noun referring to a type of electromagnetic radiation used in medical imaging to view the internal structure of the body, or the image produced by this process.

• 🌐اسم يشير إلى نوع من الإشعاع الكهرومغناطيسي يُستخدم في التصوير الطبي لرؤية البنية الداخلية للجسم، أو إلى الصورة الناتجة عن هذا الإشعاع.

1. Medical imaging technique A2 formal medical

   A type of electromagnetic radiation used to create images of the inside of the body, especially bones.

   • The doctor ordered an X-ray of my chest.
   • The X-ray showed a small fracture in his wrist.
   • She had to wait for the X-ray results.

   🌐تصوير بالأشعة السينية

   المرادفات: radiographroentgenogram

2. Image produced by X-rays A2 formal medical

   A photograph or digital image taken using X-ray radiation.

   • The X-ray revealed no signs of infection.
   • He studied the X-ray carefully before making a diagnosis.
   • The dentist took an X-ray of my teeth.

   🌐صورة بالأشعة السينية

   المرادفات: radiogramradiographroentgenogram

• x-rays plural form
• x-rays' possessive plural form
• x-ray's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to examine or photograph something using X-rays.

• 🌐فعل يعني فحص شيء أو تصويره باستخدام الأشعة السينية، وخاصة لأغراض التشخيص الطبي أو للكشف عن البنية الداخلية للأجسام.

1. Examine using X-rays B1 formal medical

   To examine or scan a part of the body using X-ray radiation to create images for medical diagnosis.

   • The doctor x-rayed his broken arm to see the fracture.
   • They x-rayed her chest to check for pneumonia.
   • The patient was x-rayed before the surgery.

   🌐تصوير بالأشعة السينية

   المرادفات: imageradiographscan

2. Take an X-ray image B1 formal medical

   To produce a photographic or digital image of the internal structure of something using X-rays.

   • The technician x-rayed the luggage at the airport.
   • They x-rayed the old painting to reveal the hidden layers.
   • The dentist x-rayed my teeth to check for cavities.

   🌐إجراء صورة بالأشعة السينية

   المرادفات: radiograph

• x-rayed past participle
• x-rayed past simple
• x-raying present participle
• x-rays third person singular