I. X-ray¹ /ˈeks reɪ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Translation of German X-strahl, X representing 'unknown']

1. a beam of radiation(1) that can go through solid objects and is used for photographing the inside of the body

2. a photograph of part of someone’s body, taken using X-rays to see if anything is wrong:
The X-ray showed that her leg was not broken.

3. a medical examination made using X-rays ⇒ radiography:
I had to go to hospital for an X-ray.
a chest X-ray

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II. X-ray² verb [transitive]
to photograph the inside of someone’s body using X-rays:
The problem was only discovered when her lungs were X-rayed.

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x ray
noun
ADJ. chest, foot, etc. | routine VERB + X-RAY have | do, take | examine X-RAY + VERB reveal sth, show sth The X-ray showed a crack in one rib. X-RAY + NOUN equipment, machine, plate | crystallography, diffraction | fluorescence, photography, picture | department, unit | eyes, vision
PREP. ~ of The dentist took an X-ray of my jaw.
~ on I had to have an X-ray on my knee.
PHRASES the result/results of the X-ray The result of the X-ray gave no cause for concern.

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