fluoroscope
[ floo r-uh-skohp, flawr-, flohr- ]
/ ˈflʊər əˌskoʊp, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr- /
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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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, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medicine definitions for fluoroscope
fluoroscope
[ flur′ə-skōp′, flôr′- ]
n.
A device equipped with a fluorescent screen on which the internal structures of an optically opaque object, such as the human body, may be continuously viewed as shadowy images formed by the differential transmission of x-rays through the object.
v.
To examine the interior of a body with a fluoroscope.
Other words from fluoroscope
fluor′o•scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Science 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.
Other words from fluoroscope
fluoroscopy noun (flu-rŏs′kə-pē)The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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