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Noun: X-radiation
  1. Obtaining images by the use of X rays
    - X-raying
     
  2. Electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
    - X ray, X-ray, roentgen ray, x-ray

Type of: electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, imaging, ionizing radiation, nonparticulate radiation, tomography

Encyclopedia: X-radiation