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When a person's teeth are being x-rayed, other body parts of this person are covered with a protective lead blanket to prevent
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When a person's teeth are being x-rayed, other body parts of

this person are covered with a protective lead blanket to
prevent

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Answer: The reproductive body parts are covered in order to prevent the person from being rendered sterile.

Explanation: To make sure we can still reproduce in the future.

To "be rendered sterile" usually refers to a procedure that leaves a person or animal physically incapable of sexually reproducing.

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