radiografía

/radjoɡɾaˈfia/ · B2 · noun · f

radiogram

🩻🦴 radio (rays) + grafía (writing) = writing made with rays

Radiografía joins radio, meaning ray, and grafía, meaning writing or recording. An x-ray is literally a record made by rays. The same -grafía ending appears in fotografía (light writing) and geografía (earth writing).

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