a picture made by outlining and shading a subject's shadow
2.
skiagraph
Word origin
[1795–1805; ‹ Gk skiā́ shadow + -gram1; cf. skiagraph]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: baseball, crunch, hopscotch, kingpin, mannerism-gram is a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “somethingwritten,” “drawing” (epigram; diagram). On this model, -gram is used in the formation of compound words (oscillogram)
Examples of 'skiagram' in a sentence
skiagram
Six months following surgery the skiagram showed that the fibula was incorporated.
Ansari Mohammed Tahir, Gautam Deepak, Kotwal Prakash P. 2016, 'Mother's fibula in son's forearm: use of maternal bone grafting for aneurysmal bonecyst not amenable to curettage – a case report with review of literature', SICOT-Jhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2015043. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In addition to invertogram, an erect skiagram was done in all cases to confirm diagnosis.
Shasanka Shekhar Panda, Minu Bajpai, Amit Singh, Manisha Jana, Dalim Kumar Baidya 2014, 'Effect of surgical techniques on long-term outcome in congenital pouch colon: A tertiarycare centre experience', African Journal of Paediatric Surgeryhttp://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2014;volume=11;issue=3;spage=248;epage=251;aulast=Panda. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Skiagram of the knee joint showed increased joint space (suggestive of synovitis) and absence of any bony changes.
K Anandam, R Srijaya, P V Bhaskaralakshimi 1979, 'Clutton′s Joints', Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprologyhttp://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?issn=0378-6323;year=1979;volume=45;issue=2;spage=139;epage=142;aulast=Anandam;type=0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Chest skiagram showed effusion on right side of chest, with shift of mediastinum to opposite side.
Ghritlaharey Rajendra, Jain Ajay, Gupta Gaurav, Kushwaha Anand 2006, 'Intrathoracic esophageal rupture following blunt trauma chest in a ten months oldgirl', Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeonshttp://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2006;volume=11;issue=2;spage=101;epage=102;aulast=Ghritlaharey. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
He presented with abdominal pain and dyspnea of six months duration and his chest skiagram showed right-sided pleural effusion.
V S Ananthan, K Kapali Siva 2012, 'A rare case of acid-fast bacilli in chylothorax', Lung Indiahttp://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2012;volume=29;issue=2;spage=166;epage=168;aulast=Ananthan. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)