Korean word

엑스레이

Pronunciation

Romanizationeksseurei

Meaning

  • nounX-ray

Example

병원에서 엑스레이를 찍었어요.pyeong wo ne seo ek sseu re i reul jji geo sseo yo

I had an X-ray at the hospital.

Illustration for 엑스레이 (X-ray)

More examples

의사가 엑스레이 사진을 보여줬어요.ui sa ga ek sseu re i sa ji neul po yeo jwo sseo yo

The doctor showed me an X-ray image.

Core concept

An X-ray view that makes some internal body structures visible as contrasting shapes.

Common phrases

  • 엑스레이를 찍다ek sseu re i reul jjik tta

    take an X-ray

  • 엑스레이 검사ek sseu re i keom sa

    X-ray examination

  • 엑스레이 사진ek sseu re i sa jin

    X-ray image

Similar words

엑스선 촬영eksseuseon chwaryeong: A medical examination that uses X-rays to make pictures of the inside of the body.
엑스선eksseuseon: A kind of invisible radiation that can pass through the body.
방사선 검사pangsaseon keomsa: A medical test that uses radiation to check what is happening inside the body.

Definition in Korean

엑스선 촬영으로 얻는 사진·영상이나 그 검사를 통틀어 이르는 명사.ek sseu seon chwa ryeong eu ro eon neun sa jin yeong sang i na keu keom sa reul tong teu reo i reu neun myeong sa

Word origin

The Korean noun 엑스레이 (eksseurei, "X-ray") is a pronunciation-based borrowing of the English word X-ray.

Usage tips

  • X-ray can name both the examination and the resulting image in English, so the surrounding verb shows which meaning is intended.

Other meanings

  • X-ray imagenoun

Related words

  • 엑스레이실eksseureisilX-ray roomnoun
  • 엑스레이사진eksseureisajinX-ray imagenoun

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