Radiology Terminology

noun a photograph or image produced by X-rays, especially for diagnostic purposes

• The doctor reviewed the roentgenograph to assess the patient's condition.
• The X-ray technician took a roentgenograph of my broken arm.
• I had to get a roentgenograph of my teeth at the dentist.
• The detective examined the roentgenograph of the crime scene for clues.

noun a vein that is not a normal part of the usual anatomical structure or arrangement

• The surgeon carefully avoided damaging the adventitious vein during the procedure.
• Make sure you don't cut that extra vein by mistake.
• Be careful not to mess up that bonus vein.
• She felt like an adventitious vein in a sea of capillaries, always standing out.