🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Radiographie

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ra-di-o-gra-fi-e

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Radiography/ˌreɪ.diˈɒɡ.rə.fi/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Arzt hat eine Radiographie angeordnet, um die Frakturen zu überprüfen."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of using X-rays to view the internal structure of an object, especially for medical diagnosis.

    "The doctor ordered a radiography to check for any fractures in the patient's arm."
  2. 2

    A picture or image produced by radiography.

    "The radiography revealed a clear image of the patient's lungs."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'radiography' is derived from the Latin word 'radius', meaning 'ray', and the Greek word 'grapho', meaning 'to write'. It emerged in the late 19th century with the advent of X-ray technology, evolving to describe the process of imaging using radiation.

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