x-ray

(eks′rā″ )

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[Translation of Ger. X-Strahl, “X” standing for unknown, coined by Wilhelm Roentgen.]

1. Electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength between 0.1 and 100 angstrom units.
2. A colloquial term for an image of a part of the body made with electromagnetic radiation. The formal term is radiograph.

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