fluoroscopy

[ floo-ros-kuh-pee, flaw-, floh- ]

noun

1. the use of or examination by means of a fluoroscope.

fluoroscopy

/ flʊəˈrɒskəpɪ /

noun

1. examination of a person or object by means of a fluoroscope

Other Words From

• fluor·osco·pist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluoroscopy¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; fluoro- + -scopy

Example Sentences

An interventional radiologist uses x-ray fluoroscopy to guide the catheter to the right spot, manually negotiating the twists and turns in the labyrinthine network of the brain’s circulatory system.

From MIT Technology Review

Associated words: fluoroscope, fluoroscopy, cryptoscopy, cryptoscope.

From Project Gutenberg