X-ray photograph

Definitions of X-ray photograph

1. noun

   a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
   synonyms: X ray, X-ray, X-ray picture, roentgenogram, x-ray

   types:

   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

   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

   encephalogram, pneumoencephalogram

   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

   phlebogram, venogram

   an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium

   IVP, intravenous pyelogram

   X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye

   lymphangiogram

   an angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance

   type of:

   radiogram, radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagram, skiagraph

   a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)