X-raying

Definitions of X-raying
  1. noun
    obtaining images by the use of X rays
    synonyms: X-radiation
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    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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