See Also: roentgenography(medicine)

astute (iou) and roentgenography (medicine)


astute (iou)



astute adjective. E17.
[French astut or Latin astutus, from astus crafty, cunning.]
Of keen penetration, esp. as to one's own interests; shrewd; sagacious; crafty.
be astute to do Law (of a court) Exercise ingenuity to do, take pains to do.
Conan Doyle He made a bad slip when he allowed my astute friend to notice the number of the seat taken for his wife. G. B. Shaw It seemed an astute stroke of German imperial tactics to send Lenin safely through Germany to Russia.
astutely adverb E19.
astuteness noun M19.

roentgenography (medicine)


roentgenography -->
radiography
<investigation, procedure> The making of Film records (radiographs) of internal structures of the body by passage of X-rays or gamma rays through the body to act on specially sensitised Film.

Origin: Gr. Graphein = to write