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X-raying

DEFINITIONS OF: X-raying

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n obtaining images by the use of X rays

Synonyms:
X-radiation
Types:
CAT, CT, computed axial tomography, computed tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography
a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
Type of:
imaging, tomography
(medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
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