also x-ray
(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
~s are a type of radiation that can pass through most solid materials. ~s are used by doctors to examine the bones or organs inside your body and are also used at airports to see inside people’s luggage.
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2.
An ~ is a picture made by sending ~s through something, usually someone’s body.
She was advised to have an abdominal ~.
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3.
If someone or something is ~ed, an ~ picture is taken of them.
All hand baggage would be x-rayed...
They took my pulse, took my blood pressure, and ~ed my jaw.
VERB: be V-ed, V n