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roentgenize

roentgenize verb: to apply or examine with X-rays (Roentgen-rays).

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 roentgenize

third-person singular presentroentgenizes
present participleroentgenizing
past participleroentgenized
pastroentgenized
alternative formroentgenise

Origin of roentgenize

From Roentgen + -ize.

Questions about roentgenize

What does roentgenize mean?
Roentgenize means to apply or examine with X-rays (Roentgen-rays).
What part of speech is roentgenize?
Roentgenize is a verb.
What is the past tense of roentgenize?
The past tense of roentgenize is roentgenized.

Words near roentgenize in the dictionary

  1. roentgenism
  2. roentgenium
  3. roentgenization
  4. roentgenizations
  5. roentgenizdat
  6. roentgenize
  7. roentgenized
  8. roentgenizes
  9. roentgenizing
  10. roentgenkymogram
  11. roentgenkymograms

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