transitive verb
also rönt·gen·ize ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌīz
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary roentgen-, röntgen- (from Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen ) + -ize
1. : to make (air or other gas) conductive of electricity by the passage of X rays
2. : to subject to the action of X rays (as for the treatment of a tumor)