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Noun x-ray has 2 senses

X ray, X-radiation, roentgen ray - electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
--₁ is a kind of electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation; ionizing radiation
roentgenogram, X ray, X-ray picture, X-ray photograph - a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
--₂ is a kind of radiogram, radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagraph, skiagram
--₂ has particulars:
angiocardiogram; angiogram; arteriogram; arthrogram; encephalogram, pneumoencephalogram; hysterosalpingogram; mammogram; myelogram; pyelogram; venogram, phlebogram

Verb x-ray has 2 senses

x-ray - examine by taking x-rays
--₁ is one way to examine, see

Derived form: noun X-raying₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
x-ray - take an x-ray of something or somebody; "The doctor x-rayed my chest"
--₂ is one way to photograph, snap, shoot

Derived form: noun X-raying₁
Sample sentence:
Did he x-ray his foot?