1. Electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
   "The doctor examined the X-ray of the broken bone";
   - X ray, X-ray, X-radiation, roentgen ray
    
2. A radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
   "The X-ray revealed a hairline fracture in the patient's wrist";
   - roentgenogram, X-ray, X-ray picture, X-ray photograph

1. Examine by taking x-rays
   "The doctor x-rayed his chest to check for pneumonia";
   - X-ray
    
2. Take an x-ray of something or somebody
   "The doctor x-rayed my chest";
   - X-ray

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

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

Encyclopedia: X-ray