x-rayed; x-raying; x-rays
often capitalized
: to examine, treat, or photograph with X-rays
1
: any of the electromagnetic radiations that have an extremely short wavelength of less than 100 angstroms and have the properties of penetrating various thicknesses of all solids, of producing secondary radiations by impinging on material bodies, and of acting on photographic films and plates as light does
2
: a photograph obtained by use of X-rays
X-ray
adjective
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Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Advertisement Those individuals are in the process or will be screened in one of several ways, including chest x-rays, blood and skin tests and symptom review, according to health officials.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
There will be a machine there that the Secret Service said acts like a giant x-ray machine.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Regardless of what is causing the shortage of medical assistants, nurses, x-ray technicians and other health care workers, Bera said, representatives of major Sacramento-area health systems have come to him seeking assistance in solving it.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
The family wrapped the dog in a blanket and took him to a veterinary office — where x-rays revealed he had been shot in the head, right between the eyes, and one of the bullets was lodged in his throat, Tamllos said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
The real heroes, however, were the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires that were x-rayed before fitment to ensure perfect structural integrity.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
Among them are essential medical supplies: anesthesia machines and anesthetics, crutches, generators, ventilators, x-ray machines and oxygen cylinders.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
An Italian team had hoped to make history by using high-tech tools — electron microscopy, spectroscopy and micro x-rays — to reveal the cellular structure of one of the world’s oldest reptiles.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
But several days into the trip, the ship's medics took X-rays and determined that 12-year-old Aiden had a perforated bowel that would require immediate surgery.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 12 May 2024
Imaging tests: X-rays and computerized tomography (CT) scans, which use electromagnetic waves to create pictures of your airways
Laryngoscopy: A tube inserted through the mouth and into the back of the throat and larynx (voice box)
Treatments
Compression asphyxia is not always deadly.
—Korin Miller, Health, 10 May 2024
The remodeled design will be much larger so that the staff can serve patients with additional on-site services such as X-rays, mammograms and ultrasounds.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
Those first five years Kurtz underwent skin checks, blood tests and X-rays every few months to ensure the melanoma hadn’t spread.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Using a range of technologies such as X-rays, artificial intelligence, video animation and soundscapes, the curators are reanimating garments that will never be worn again.
—Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Martino said after the game that Gomez was in considerable pain, his ankle was swollen and he was headed to have X-rays to determine the severity of the injury.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
The effects began showing up on chest X-rays and in tissue samples taken from miners’ lungs.
—Chris Hamby, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Verb
Recommends the most appropriate tests, physical exams, and/or x-rays to support the accuracy of a diagnosis.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Advertisement Those individuals are in the process or will be screened in one of several ways, including chest x-rays, blood and skin tests and symptom review, according to health officials.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
There will be a machine there that the Secret Service said acts like a giant x-ray machine.
—Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024
Regardless of what is causing the shortage of medical assistants, nurses, x-ray technicians and other health care workers, Bera said, representatives of major Sacramento-area health systems have come to him seeking assistance in solving it.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 9 Apr. 2024
The family wrapped the dog in a blanket and took him to a veterinary office — where x-rays revealed he had been shot in the head, right between the eyes, and one of the bullets was lodged in his throat, Tamllos said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2024
The real heroes, however, were the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires that were x-rayed before fitment to ensure perfect structural integrity.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
Among them are essential medical supplies: anesthesia machines and anesthetics, crutches, generators, ventilators, x-ray machines and oxygen cylinders.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
An Italian team had hoped to make history by using high-tech tools — electron microscopy, spectroscopy and micro x-rays — to reveal the cellular structure of one of the world’s oldest reptiles.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
Noun
But an X-ray showed another cavity under another crown.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
But several days into the trip, the ship's medics took X-rays and determined that 12-year-old Aiden had a perforated bowel that would require immediate surgery.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 12 May 2024
Imaging tests: X-rays and computerized tomography (CT) scans, which use electromagnetic waves to create pictures of your airways
Laryngoscopy: A tube inserted through the mouth and into the back of the throat and larynx (voice box)
Treatments
Compression asphyxia is not always deadly.
—Korin Miller, Health, 10 May 2024
The remodeled design will be much larger so that the staff can serve patients with additional on-site services such as X-rays, mammograms and ultrasounds.
—Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
Those first five years Kurtz underwent skin checks, blood tests and X-rays every few months to ensure the melanoma hadn’t spread.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Using a range of technologies such as X-rays, artificial intelligence, video animation and soundscapes, the curators are reanimating garments that will never be worn again.
—Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024
Martino said after the game that Gomez was in considerable pain, his ankle was swollen and he was headed to have X-rays to determine the severity of the injury.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
The effects began showing up on chest X-rays and in tissue samples taken from miners’ lungs.
—Chris Hamby, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
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x-ray
1 of 2 transitive verboften capitalized X
: to examine, treat, or photograph with X-rays
X-ray
2 of 2 noun1
: any of the electromagnetic radiations of the same nature as visible radiation but of an extremely short wavelength less than 100 angstroms that is produced by bombarding a metallic target with fast electrons in vacuum or by transition of atoms to lower energy states and that has the properties of ionizing a gas upon passage through it, of penetrating various thicknesses of all solids, of producing secondary radiations by impinging on material bodies, of acting on photographic films and plates as light does, and of causing fluorescent screens to emit light
called also roentgen ray
2
: a photograph obtained by use of X-rays
a chest X-ray
X-ray
adjective
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