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roentgenise

roentgenise is the alternative form of roentgenize.

Meaning of roentgenize

Verb

roentgenize (third-person singular simple present roentgenizes, present participle roentgenizing, simple past and past participle roentgenized)

  1. (archaic) To apply or examine with X-rays (Roentgen-rays)
    • This case, as well as the others, must bring it home to every one of us, that unless we make it our golden rule to roentgenize every accident, especially of the head, we are bound to overlook a large number of serious cases.1919 February 27, J. Shohan, “On the need of more frequent roentgenological examinations, particularly in head injuries”, in The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 180, number 9, page 242

Forms of roentgenise

third-person singular presentroentgenises
present participleroentgenising
past participleroentgenised
pastroentgenised

Questions about roentgenise

What is roentgenise the alternative form of?
Roentgenise is the alternative form of roentgenize.

Words near roentgenise in the dictionary

  1. roentgen-cinematography
  2. Roentgen-ray
  3. Roentgen-rays
  4. roentgenate
  5. roentgencinematography
  6. roentgenise
  7. roentgenised
  8. roentgenises
  9. roentgenising
  10. roentgenism
  11. roentgenium

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