x-radiate

English

Verb

x-radiate (third-person singular simple present x-radiates, present participle x-radiating, simple past and past participle x-radiated)

1. To irradiate with X-rays.
   • 1956, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.). Study Group on Oceanography and Fisheries, Proceedings, page 338:

     These same sorts of things you see even if you did not x-radiate the fish or the gonads.

   • 1968, Biological bulletin - Volume 134, page 320:

     It seemed of interest to x-radiate the 15-day mouse fetus with graded doses of x-rays and then to determine the response of the blood elements as determined 2 days later, at gestation age 17 days.

   • 1993, Compendium - Volume 14, page 396:

     That is, should the decision to x-radiate a patient be dependent on a patient's radiation history?