Radioscopy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Radioscopy \Ra`di*os"co*py\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]s"k[-o]*p[y^]), n.
     [Radio- + -scopy.]
     Direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of
     some other form of radiant energy, as x-rays. --
     {Ra`di*o*scop"ic} (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*sk[o^]p"[i^]k),
     {Ra`di*o*scop"ic*al} (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*sk[o^]p"[i^]*kal), a.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  radioscopy
       n : (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque
           objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation [syn:
            {radiology}]