orthodiagraphicadj.
/ˌɔːθə(ʊ)dʌɪəˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌɔrθoʊˌdaɪəˈɡræfɪk/ Medicine. Now rare.
Of or relating to orthodiagraphy; performed by means of orthodiagraphy; = orthoroentgenographic adj. at orthoroentgenography n. Derivatives.
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orthodiagraphic1904
1904 C. Beck Röntgen Ray Diagnosis iii. 44 The fact that the size of all skiagraphs is larger than that of the objects they represent, led to the construction of orthodiagraphic apparatus, by the aid of which the exact size of a body is determined.
1930 D. A. Rhinehart Roentgenogr. Technique xvii. 305 With certain types of fluoroscopes or with special attachments that may be fastened to other kinds, orthodiagraphic tracings of the cardiac outlines, giving nearly the exact dimensions of the heart shadow, can be made.
1966 Jrnl. Canad. Assoc. Radiologists 17 29 (title) Orthodiagraphic shift pelvimetry.
1980 Internat. Jrnl. Radiation Oncol., Biol., Physics 6 319 (title) Localization of structures for pion radiotherapy by computerized tomography and orthodiagraphic projection.
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orthodiaˈgraphically adv.
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orthodiagraphically1938
1938 Brain 61 118 Measured Orthodiagraphically, the transverse diameter of his chest was 26 cm.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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