Definition

Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths short enough to penetrate your flesh and expose your bones on film, or the image produced by this process. It's how doctors confirm fractures without invasive surgery and how airport security sees your contraband. The hyphenated version is technically correct, though nobody actually writes it that way.

Example Usage

The x-ray revealed he'd been walking on a fractured foot for three weeks, explaining why ibuprofen wasn't cutting it anymore.

Source: Medical imaging terminology

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