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fluoroscopy

[ floo-ros-kuh-pee, flaw-, floh- ]
/ flʊˈrɒs kə pi, flɔ-, floʊ- /
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noun

the use of or examination by means of a fluoroscope.

Nearby words

  1. fluorophosphoric acid,
  2. fluorophotometry,
  3. fluoroplastic,
  4. fluoroscope,
  5. fluoroscopic,
  6. fluorosis,
  7. fluorouracil,
  8. fluorspar,
  9. fluosilicate,
  10. fluosilicic acid

Origin of fluoroscopy

First recorded in 1895–1900; fluoro- + -scopy
Related formsfluor·os·co·pist, noun
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Examples from the Web for fluoroscopy

  • Associated words: fluoroscope, fluoroscopy, cryptoscopy, cryptoscope.

    Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming

British Dictionary definitions for fluoroscopy

fluoroscopy

/ (flʊəˈrɒskəpɪ) /

noun

examination of a person or object by means of a fluoroscope
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Word Origin and History for fluoroscopy

fluoroscopy

n.

1896, from fluor- (see fluorescence) + -oscopy (see -scope).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for fluoroscopy

fluoroscopy

[ flu-rŏs′kə-pē, flô- ]

n.

Examination by means of a fluoroscope.radioscopy
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Science definitions for fluoroscopy

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.
Related formsfluoroscopy noun (flu-rŏs′kə-pē)
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