radiography

From radio- +‎ -graphy.

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• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

radiography (uncountable)

2. The process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them.

   Synonyms: roentgenography, x-raying (informal)

   Hypernym: imaging

   Hyponyms: plain radiography, contrast radiography; cineradiography, fluororadiography, historadiography, microradiography, neuroradiography, photoradiography, scanography, stereoradiography, teleradiography, videoradiography, xeroradiography

   Coordinate terms: (other imaging types) fluoroscopy, CT, computed tomography, MRI

   • 1910, Frederick Dessauer, “A New Method of Instantatneous Radiography”, in Archives of the Roentgen Ray, volume 14, page 258:

     In addition, a number of new possibilities would be opened up to diagraphy – e.g., radiography of movements, kinematographic radiography, and radiography of those in a state of convulsion.