рентген
rentgen
In Russian, xray is рентген (rentgen).
The term рентген refers to the imaging technique used to see inside the body. In a medical context, instead of saying 'to have an x-ray', Russians typically use the phrase сделать рентген, which literally means 'to make/do an x-ray'. Additionally, the word снимок can be used to mean a photo or a snapshot.
Which one should you use?
While рентген is the common term used by patients and doctors in conversation, the formal medical term for the procedure is рентгенография. For the resulting image, you can use the more specific term Рентгенограмма to mean an x-ray image.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun рентген is often used to refer to the process or the machine, but the adjective form рентгеновский is used to describe things like an 'x-ray image' or an 'x-ray machine'.
How do you pronounce it?
rentgen
Did you know?
- While English uses the letter 'X' to describe the unknown radiation, Russian uses the name of the discoverer, рентген, for both the process and the unit of measurement for ionizing radiation.
- In Russian, the word снимок used for an x-ray image is the same word used for a casual snapshot taken with a camera.
- The word рентген is actually a person's surname. It is a Russian adaptation of the German name 'Röntgen', after the physicist who discovered x-rays.
Examples in context
- Сегодня мне нужно сделать рентген, чтобы проверить состояние моей ноги.Today, I need to have an x-ray to check the condition of my leg.
- На снимке видно, что моя рука сломана.The x-ray shows that my hand is broken.
- Мне нужно сделать рентген.Mne nuzhno sdelat' rentgen.I need to get an x-ray.
- Результат рентгена будет готов завтра.Rezultat rentgena budet gotov zavtra.The x-ray result will be ready tomorrow.
Example conversation
Dmitry is asking Olga about her doctor's appointment.
- Ольга OlgaДмитрий, мне назначили рентген.Dmitriy, mne naznachili rentgen.Dmitry, they prescribed an x-ray for me.
- Дмитрий DmitryЭто из-за боли в спине?Eto iz-za boli v spine?Is that because of your back pain?
- Ольга OlgaДа, врач хочет всё проверить.Da, vrach khochet vsyo proverit'.Yes, the doctor wants to check everything.
- Дмитрий DmitryНадеюсь, с тобой всё будет хорошо.Nadeyus', s toboy vsyo budet khorosho.I hope everything will be fine with you.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries рентген, CC BY-SA 4.0.
