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nuclear magnetic resonance scanner

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noun

  1. a machine for the medical technique in which changes in the constituent atoms of the body under the influence of a powerful electromagnet are used to generate computed images of the internal organs

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It took 18 months to build the first M.R.I., originally known as a nuclear magnetic resonance scanner, or N.M.R.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2022

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