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Definition of Radiopacity
1. Noun. Opacity to X-rays or other radiation.
Definition of Radiopacity
1. Noun. the state of being opaque to X-rays ¹
2. Noun. a measure of this state ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Radiopacity
1. State of being radiopaque. Synonym: radiodensity. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Radiopacity
Literary usage of Radiopacity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dental Radiogram and the Science of Interpretation: A Textbook for by Frank Earle Browning (1922)
"... areas of radiopacity are sometimes seen replacing a portion of the shadow of
the pulp chamber. These areas of radiopacity represent pulp stone. ..."
2. Oral Roentgenology: A Roentgen Study of the Anatomy and Pathology of the by Kurt Hermann Thoma (1917)
"A frontal plate taken immediately after the extraction showed radiopacity of the
left maxillary sinus and a cyst of the right sinus, described under Figure ..."
3. Dental Amalgam: A Scientific Review & Recommended Public Health Service ...edited by James S. Benson edited by James S. Benson (1999)
"radiopacity - tendency of a material to be seen on a radiograph. ... The radiopacity
of the restoration should be greater than the dentin or enamel. ..."
4. Register by University of California, Berkeley, California, University (1922)
"... types of machines, the dark-room, nature of plates and films, development,
radiopacity of various substances, technic of making dental radiographs, ..."
5. Elementary and Dental Radiography by Howard Riley Raper (1918)
"Special dental illuminating device for displaying and observing dental X-ray
negatives. radiopaque and radiopacity from the words transparent and ..."
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