fluoroscopic
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of fluoroscopic
First recorded in 1895–1900; fluoroscope + -ic
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One document details the use of fluoroscopic scanning - using X-rays to show images of the inside of an object.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
“I would want it to be performed, if it were my injection, under fluoroscopic guidance,” said Dr. Ray M. Baker, president of the International Spine Intervention Society.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2012
The heart of the problem was to get a sharp, clear x-ray image on a fluoroscopic screen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Westinghouse Electric Corp. put on sale a fluoroscopic television set that can show an X-ray image 200 times brighter than any TV set ever used for the same purpose before.
From Time Magazine Archive
The roentgenogram and the fluoroscopic study with an opaque mixture are the chief means of diagnosis.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
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