fluoroscope

[ floor-uh-skohp, flawr-, flohr- ]

/ ˈflʊər əˌskoʊp, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr- /

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noun

a tube or box fitted with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for viewing objects, especially deep body structures, by means of x-ray or other radiation.

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Origin of fluoroscope

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; fluoro- + -scope

Words nearby fluoroscope

fluorophore, fluorophosphate, fluorophosphoric acid, fluoroplastic, fluoroquinolone, fluoroscope, fluoroscopic, fluoroscopy, fluorosis, fluorouracil, fluorspar

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How to use fluoroscope in a sentence

The fluoroscope is the name given to a light-tight box closed at one end by a cardboard covered with these crystals (Fig. 421).
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower
At the end of an hour Greg went back to the main laboratory, brought back a portable fluoroscope.
Empire|Clifford Donald Simak
A device, invented by Edison and called the “fluoroscope,” was constructed on substantially the same principle.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.|Edward W. Byrn
Fig. 220-A shows a fluoroscope that contains a screen covered with proper chemicals.
Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity|Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John

I could see the bones of my fingers as I held them up between the X-ray tube and the fluoroscope.
The Silent Bullet|Arthur B. Reeve

British Dictionary definitions for fluoroscope

fluoroscope

/ (ˈflʊərəˌskəʊp) /

noun

a device consisting of a fluorescent screen and an X-ray source that enables an X-ray image of an object, person, or part to be observed directly

Derived forms of fluoroscope

fluoroscopic (ˌflʊərəˈskɒpɪk), adjectivefluoroscopically, adverb

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Scientific definitions for fluoroscope

fluoroscope

[ flu-rŏs′kə-pē ]

A radiologic instrument equipped with a fluorescent screen on which opaque internal structures can be viewed as moving shadow images formed by the differential transmission of x-rays through the body.

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fluoroscopy noun (flu-rŏs′kə-pē)

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