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UKX ray
/ˈɛks ɹˈeɪ/
/ˈɛks ɹˈeɪ/X ray
[NOUN]1
a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
2
electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
Examples
1. Just went in for X Ray yesterday, potential Inguinal Hernia.
2. They did an X Ray and her bones are healing exactly as they should.
3. For diagnosis, an abdominal X Ray with contrast dye might shows an enormous megacolon full of stool that can’t be easily pushed out, but a definitive diagnosis is by rectal suction biopsy of the narrowed area in the colon, where both the mucosa and submucosa are extracted, as opposed to a normal biopsy where just the mucosa is taken.
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