x-ray
nounUK /ˈeks.reɪ/
US /ˈeks.reɪ/
A special picture that shows the bones inside your body.
The doctor took an x-ray of my arm to see if it was broken.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A kind of invisible ray that can pass through things and take pictures of bones.
The machine uses x-rays to look inside the body.
3. To take a picture of the inside of something using x-rays.
They x-rayed his leg at the hospital.
4. A quick, careful look at something to find problems.
The teacher x-rayed the test papers for mistakes.