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1. Examine by taking x-rays
    
2. Take an x-ray of something or somebody
   "The doctor x-rayed my chest"

1. Electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
   - X ray, X-radiation, roentgen ray
    
2. A radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
   - roentgenogram, X ray, X-ray picture, X-ray photograph

Derived forms: X-rays, x-rays, x-raying, x-rayed, X rays

See also: X-raying

Type of: electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, examine, ionizing radiation, nonparticulate radiation, photograph, radiogram, radiograph, see, shadowgraph, shoot, skiagram, skiagraph, snap

Encyclopedia: X-ray