radiography
noun
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Definition of radiography
: the art, act, or process of making radiographs
Examples of radiography in a Sentence
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His remains were identified last year by using mitochondrial DNA analysis, dental, anthropological and chest radiography comparison analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence. — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, "Remains of Korean War veteran from Minnesota to be buried in Arlington," 1 Aug. 2019 Scientists may have discovered one of the oldest Christian churches in the world by using muon radiography to scan a mysterious subterranean building located in the ancient Russian city of Derbent, on the Caspian Sea's coast. — Fox News, "Scientists may have found one of the oldest Christian churches in the world," 12 July 2019 The curators took the egg to the Art Conservation Department at the State University of New York at Buffalo for a radiography — a technique that uses X-rays to see inside an object, the paper said. — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, "Egg of extinct elephant bird was mislabeled as fake for decades, museum realizes," 25 Apr. 2018 As Science magazine’s Katie Langin explains, at the time, knowledge of this second painting was limited to X-ray radiography testing, which led researchers to attribute the mountain scene to Spanish-Uruguayan artist Joaquín Torres-García. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Researchers Uncover Hidden Details Beneath Picasso Painting," 20 Feb. 2018 That's because it was found using muon radiography, a type of imaging that uses subatomic particles to peer through walls or solid structures. — National Geographic, "Unsolved Science Mysteries From 2017," 18 Dec. 2017 There is no denying that without Dr. Maurice Coyle, Alaska might very well be in the dark ages of radiography. — Alaska Dispatch News, "Readers write: Letters to the editor, August 24, 2017," 24 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'radiography.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for radiography
radiography
noun
English Language Learners Definition of radiography
medical
: the process of taking a photograph of the inside of a person's body by using X-rays
See the full definition for radiography in the English Language Learners Dictionary
radiography
noun
ra·di·og·ra·phy
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plural radiographies
Medical Definition of radiography
: the art, act, or process of making radiographs and sonograms