skiagram

[ skahy-uh-gram ]

noun

1. a picture made by outlining and shading a subject's shadow.
2. skiagraph.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skiagram¹

1795–1805; < Greek skiā́ shadow + -gram ¹; skiagraph

Example Sentences

The degree of fusion ranges from a web of skin joining the fingers to a fusion of the bones, the latter being well seen in skiagrams.

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Fragmentation is exhibited in the skiagram forming the subject of plate XI. p.

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A chondroma appears as a clear area in a skiagram.

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It should be noted that all the above changes can be followed in skiagrams.

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Sometimes the separated epiphysis fails to unite, and although this gives rise to no disability, it is liable to lead to errors in the interpretation of skiagrams.

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