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autoradiograph definition

auto·radio·graph (ôt′ō rā′dē ə graf′)

noun

an X-ray photograph made by bringing an object containing radioactive material into close contact with the emulsion on a film or plate: it shows the pattern of radioactivity in the object
also autoradiogram au′to·ra′dio·gram

Etymology: auto- + radiograph

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