fluoroscopy

American

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

noun

the use of or examination by means of a fluoroscope.

fluoroscopy British

/ flʊəˈrɒskəpɪ /

noun

examination of a person or object by means of a fluoroscope

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Other Word Forms

fluoroscopist

noun

Etymology

Origin of fluoroscopy

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

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