x-raying
Seeing through flesh
X-raying is examining something with X-rays—the high-energy radiation that passes through soft tissue but not bone or metal.
Doctors x-ray patients to see fractures or tumors; security personnel x-ray luggage at airports.
Figuratively, to x-ray something is to scrutinize it thoroughly, as if seeing through its surface: She x-rayed his excuse and found it wanting.
Imaging-based diagnostic medicine
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- imagingProducing visual representations
- scanBrief visual sweep
- radiologistDoctor analyzing medical images
MRI · mammography · fluoroscopy · angiography · oncology · orthopedics · cardiology · fracture
Evaluative selection process
- scannerDevice that reads data
- baggageTraveler's packed belongings
- checkpointInspection station on route
- airportAviation passenger facility
customs · contraband · inspection · detection · backscatter · TSA · border · cargo
Examining something very closely
- examiningInspecting with care
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- analyzingExamining in detail
- penetratingPassing into or through
revealing · uncovering · investigating · dissecting · transparency · insight · exposure · inspection
Energy propagation through space
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- wavelengthsPeak-to-peak distances in waves
- photonsDiscrete packets of radiance
- ionizingProducing charged particles
roentgen · gamma · absorption · penetration · energy · spectrum · particles · cathode
radiology
Imaging-based diagnostic medicine
radiologist · MRI · mammography · fluoroscopy · angiography · oncology · orthopedics · cardiology · fracture · tumor
screening
Evaluative selection process
- scannerDevice that reads data
- baggageTraveler's packed belongings
- checkpointInspection station on route
airport · customs · contraband · inspection · detection · backscatter · TSA · border · cargo · surveillance
scrutinizing
Examining something very closely
penetrating · revealing · uncovering · investigating · dissecting · transparency · insight · exposure · inspection · detection
radiation
Energy propagation through space
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- wavelengthsPeak-to-peak distances in waves
- photonsDiscrete packets of radiance
ionizing · roentgen · gamma · absorption · penetration · energy · spectrum · particles · cathode · tube
x-rayingconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · obscuring · covering up · blocking · shielding
X-ray, X-rays, radiograph, radiography, radiographic, radiographer, x-rayed