radioscopy

Definition

The old-school term for examining objects using X-rays, now generally called radiology by people who graduated medical school after 1950. It's the medical practice of shooting radiation through your body to see what's broken, diseased, or shouldn't be there. Essentially, it's photography for your skeleton and organs.

Example Usage

The radioscopy revealed a foreign object in his stomach, which turned out to be the wedding ring he'd 'lost' six months ago.

Source: Historical medical terminology

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