1 [usuallypl.] a type of RADIATION that can pass through objects that are not transparent and make it possible to see inside them:
an X-ray machine (= one that produces X-rays)
2 a photograph made by X-rays, especially one showing bones or organs in the body:
a chest X-ray * The doctor studied the X-rays of her lungs. * to take an X-ray
3 a medical examination using X-rays:
I had to go for an X-ray.
verb [VN] to photograph and examine bones and organs inside the body, using X-rays:
He had to have his chest X-rayed.
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