X-RAY, PA

Meaning of X-RAY, PA in English

An X-ray picture in which the beams pass from back-to-front (posteroanterior). By contrast an AP (anteroposterior) film is one in which the rays pass through the body from front-to-back.

English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012

RAY — I Any of 300–350 mostly marine species of cartilaginous fish (order Batoidei) found worldwide and classified as sawfishes , skates …
Английский словарь Британика
PA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Dge lugs pa Mar pa Sa skya pa
Английский словарь Британика
X — I. ˈeks noun ( plural x's or xs or x'es or xes ˈeksə̇z) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive 1. a. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAY — I. ˈrā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English raye, from Middle French raie, from Latin raia : any of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PA — I. ˈpēˈā noun ( plural PA's or PAs -āz) Etymology: from PA, abbreviation of public address : the amplifier of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAY — (n.) One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the …
Английский словарь Webster
RAY — (n.) A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or …
Английский словарь Webster
RAY — ( n. ) One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
X — /eks/ , v.t., x-ed or x'd /ekst/ , x-ing or x'ing /ek"sing/ . 1. to cross out or mark with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAY — ray 1 — raylike , adj. /ray/ , n. 1. a narrow beam of light. 2. a gleam or slight …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PA — 1. Parents' Association. Also, PA 2. paying agent. 3. Pennsylvania (approved esp. for use with zip code). 4. physician's assistant. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
X — I. ˈeks noun ( plural x's or xs ˈek-səz) Usage: often capitalized, often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAY — I. ˈrā noun Etymology: Middle English raye, from Anglo-French raie, from Latin raia Date: 14th century : any of an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAY — vi to shine, as with rays. 2. ray ·vt to array. 3. ray ·noun array; order; arrangement; dress. 4. ray …
Webster English vocab
X — X 1 (also x ) ■ noun ( plural Xs or X's ) 1》 the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAY — [ray] n [ME raye, fr. MF raie, fr. L raia] (14c): any of an order (Rajiformes) of cartilaginous fishes (as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PA — [pa] n [short for papa] (1811): father PA n (1970): physician's assistant
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PA — [Pa] abbreviation pascal, Pennsylvania, protactinium PA abbreviation particular average, passenger agent, Pennsylvania, per annum, personal appearance, personal assistant, power amplifier, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAY — any of the cartilaginous fishes of the order Batoidei, related to sharks and placed with them in the class Chondrichthyes …
Britannica English vocabulary
X — American band whose tales of urban decay, corruption, and sleaze, delivered with skilled musicianship and unique vocal harmonies, marked them …
Britannica English vocabulary
PA — Pinyin Ba ancient tribe and later an ancient Chinese feudal state that came into being in the 11th century BC, …
Britannica English vocabulary
X — X, x BrE AmE eks ▷ X's, x's, Xs ˈeks ɪz -əz —Communications code name: ˈX-ray ▶ ˈ X ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PA — PA BrE AmE ˌpiː ˈeɪ —but see also Pennsylvania
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PA — pa, Pa BrE AmE pɑː pɔː ▷ pas, Pa's pɑːz pɔːz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAY — / reɪ; NAmE / noun 1. a narrow line of light, heat or other energy : the sun's rays ultraviolet …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PA — / pɑː; NAmE / noun ( old-fashioned , informal ) father : I used to know your pa. •• WORD …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PA — / ˌpiː ˈeɪ; NAmE / abbreviation 1. public address (system) : Announcements were made over the PA. 2. ( especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAY — I. Ray, James Earl BrE AmE (1928–98) a US man accused of killing Rev. Martin Luther ↑ king in 1968 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAY — ray /reɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1-5: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: rai , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PA — I. PA /ˌpiː ˈeɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . [usually singular] (public address system) electronic equipment that makes someone’s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PA — pa /pɑː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: papa ] old-fashioned informal father – used by children …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
X — n. (also x) (pl. Xs or X's) 1 the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) ten. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PA — abbr. 1 personal assistant. 2 public address (esp. PA system). 3 Press Association. 4 US Pennsylvania (in official postal use).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
X — n. (also x) (pl. Xs or X's) 1 the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) ten. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PA — abbr. 1 personal assistant. 2 public address (esp. PA system). 3 Press Association. 4 US Pennsylvania (in official postal use).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
X — 1. n. (also x) (pl. Xs or X's) 1. the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet. 2 (as a Roman numeral) …
Oxford English vocab
PA — abbr.1 personal assistant. 2 public address (esp. PA system). 3 Press Association. 4 US Pennsylvania (in official postal use).
Oxford English vocab
RAY — ( rays) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Rays of light are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PA — ( PAs) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A PA is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PA — ( pas) Some people address or refer to their father as pa . ( INFORMAL ) Pa used to be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
X — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Generation X X chromosome X Factor PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES be rated G/U/PG/X etc EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a beam/ray/shaft of light (= a thin line of light ) ▪ There was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN system ▪ What's more, modern transistor-powered amps and PA systems are just as welcome …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PA — (ANNOUNCEMENTS) [noun] [C] - abbreviation for public address (system) (= a device for making announcements to people in public places, …
Cambridge English vocab
RAY — n. cathode ray oscilloscope whip tailed ray Bob and Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas cathode ray cathode ray tube Charles Ray …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PA — n. Dge lugs pa Mar pa Sa skya pa
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAY — Synonyms and related words : Reptilia, X ray, actinic ray, actinism, amplitude, antinode, atom, atomic beam, atomic ray, beam, beam …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PA
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PA — Public Address System Every morning the children listened to the latest school information over the PA.
English Idioms vocab
PA — A physicians assistant (P.A.) or, in anatomy, PA stands for posteroanterior: from back-to-front. See: PA X-ray.
English Dictionary of Medicine
X — [not an acronym] Roman numeral representing 10 Ecstasy Experimental (US Military aircraft designation, as in X-1) Extra Generation X Kiss …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
PA
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
X — сущ.; мн. - Xs, X's 1) двадцать четвертая буква англ. алфавита 2) что-л., напоминающее по форме букву X 3) а) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAY — I 1. сущ. 1) а) луч to emit, send forth, send out rays ≈ испускать лучи cathode rays ≈ катодовые …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PA — сущ.; сокр. от papa; разг. папа, папочка (разговорное) папа деревня форт или укрепленный лагерь (туземцев маори в Новой Зеландии) pa …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
X — 1. eks n ( pl Xs, x's ʹeksız ) 1. 24-я буква английского алфавита 2. мат. икс, неизвестная величина 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAY — 1) луч; пучок || излучать(ся); облучать 2) траектория 3) матем. луч, полупрямая • - alpha particle rays - alpha rays …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RAY — 1) луч; пучок || излучать(ся); облучать 2) траектория 3) матем. луч, полупрямая • - alpha particle rays - alpha rays - anode rays - anticrepuscular rays - beta …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RAY — 1) излучение 2) луч 3) лучевой 4) геом. лучистый 5) матем. полупрямая • to set up a ray — строить ход луча - absolute ray - central ray - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
X — двадцать четвертая буква англ. алфавита что-л., напоминающее по форме букву X math. икс, неизвестная величина; fig. нечто таинственное или неизвестное …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
X — 1. [eks] n ( pl Xs, x's [ʹeksız] ) 1. 24-я буква английского алфавита 2. мат. икс, неизвестная величина 3. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
X — 1. [eks] n ( pl Xs, x's [ʹeksız] ) 1. 24-я буква английского алфавита 2. мат. икс, неизвестная величина 3. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова

English Dictionary of Medicine

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