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# radiographic

«radiographic» in Mova's school dictionary: **To do with X-ray pictures and other images of the inside…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (science, medicine)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (medicine, science) To do with X-ray pictures and other images of the inside of the body or objects: «a radiographic image of the knee». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radiographic/#m1)

2) Made using X-rays: «a radiographic test of a metal pipe». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radiographic/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons it is the hospital word for X-ray pictures; radiographers take them. Engineers also use radiographic tests to find cracks in metal. Phrases: «radiographic image», «radiographic examination», «radiographic evidence».

### examples

- The radiographic image showed a small crack in the bone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radiographic/#x1)
- The dentist took radiographic pictures of my teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radiographic/#x2)
- Engineers did a radiographic check of the bridge's welds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radiographic/#x3)
- Radiographic evidence showed the statue had a hidden metal rod inside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radiographic/#x4)
- A radiographer is trained to take radiographic images safely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radiographic/#x5)
- The vet looked at radiographic pictures of the dog's leg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radiographic/#x6)

### note

Related: radiograph (an X-ray picture), radiography, radiographer (the person who takes X-rays), radiologist (the doctor who reads them). X-rays are used only when needed, and staff wear protection because too many X-rays can harm the body.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «radiographic» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/radiographic/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.