X-ray
noun/ˈeks reɪ/
/ˈeks reɪ/
- [usually plural] a type of radiation that can pass through solid objects and make it possible to see inside or through them
- an X-ray machine (= one that produces X-rays)
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chest
- foot
- etc.
- …
- have
- do
- take
- …
- reveal something
- show something
- equipment
- machine
- plate
- …
- X-ray of
- X-ray on
- the result of the X-ray
- a photograph made by X-rays, especially one showing bones or organs in the body
- a chest X-ray
- The doctor studied the X-rays of her lungs.
- The dentist took an X-ray of my jaw.
- The X-ray showed a crack in one rib.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chest
- foot
- etc.
- …
- have
- do
- take
- …
- reveal something
- show something
- equipment
- machine
- plate
- …
- X-ray of
- X-ray on
- the result of the X-ray
- a medical examination using X-rays
- I had to go for an X-ray.
- The result of the X-ray gave no cause for concern.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chest
- foot
- etc.
- …
- have
- do
- take
- …
- reveal something
- show something
- equipment
- machine
- plate
- …
- X-ray of
- X-ray on
- the result of the X-ray
Word Origintranslation of German X-Strahlen (plural), from X- (because, when discovered in 1895, the nature of the rays was unknown) + Strahl ‘ray’.
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