autoradiograph

noun

au·​to·​ra·​dio·​graph ˌȯ-tō-ˈrā-dē-ə-ˌgraf 

: an image produced on a photographic film or plate by the radiations from a radioactive substance in an object which is in close contact with the emulsion

autoradiographic

ˌȯ-tō-ˌrā-dē-ə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

autoradiography

ˌȯ-tō-ˌrā-dē-ˈä-grə-fē 

noun

Word History

Etymology

auto- + radiograph entry 1

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

autoradiograph

noun

au·​to·​ra·​dio·​graph ˌȯt-ō-ˈrād-ē-ə-ˌgraf 

: an image made on a photographic film or plate by the radiation from a radioactive substance in a nearby object

Medical Definition

autoradiograph

1 of 2 noun

au·​to·​ra·​dio·​graph -ˌgraf 

: an image produced on a photographic film or plate by the radiations from a radioactive substance in an object which is in close contact with the emulsion

called also radioautogram, radioautograph

autoradiograph

2 of 2 transitive verb

: to subject to autoradiography