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X-ray imaging technique
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fluoroscopy
Word definitions for fluoroscopy in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Fluoroscopy is an imaging technique that uses X-rays to obtain real-time moving images of the interior of an object. In its primary application of medical imaging , a fluoroscope allows a physician to see the internal structure and function of a patient, ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1896, from fluoroscope (1896) "device for observing x-rays by means of action in fluorescent substances," from fluoro- + -scope . Related: Fluoroscopic .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fluoroscopy \Flu`or*os"co*py\, n. Examination of an object, as the human body, by exposing it to the X rays and observing the shadow cast upon a fluorescent screen; cryptoscopy.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. examination of body structures using a fluoroscope
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) examination using a fluoroscope
Usage examples of fluoroscopy.
Tolentino threw a few electrical switches and the cathode tube monitor of the fluoroscopy unit gave off a light-gray glow.
Using fluoroscopy, the radiologist can now see the end of the large bowel, where the cramping occurs.