roentgenize

transitive verb

roent·​gen·​ize

variants or less commonly röntgenize

ˈ⸗⸗ˌīz

-ed/-ing/-s

1

: to make (air or other gas) conductive of electricity by the passage of X rays

2

: to subject to the action of X rays (as for the treatment of a tumor)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary roentgen-, röntgen- (from Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen) + -ize

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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