photofluorography

[ foh-toh-floo-rog-ruh-fee, -flaw-, -floh- ]

/ ˌfoʊ toʊ flʊˈrɒg rə fi, -flɔ-, -floʊ- /

noun

photography of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination, used in x-ray examination of the lungs of large groups of people.

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Also called fluorography.

Origin of photofluorography

First recorded in 1940–45; photo- + fluoro- + -graphy

Words nearby photofluorography

photoflash, photoflight, photoflood, photoflood lamp, photofluorogram, photofluorography, photog, photog., photogastroscope, photogelatin, photogelatin process

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British Dictionary definitions for photofluorography

photofluorography

/ (ˌfəʊtəʊflʊəˈrɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

med the process of taking a photograph (photofluorogram) of a fluoroscopic image: used in diagnostic screening

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Medical definitions for photofluorography

photofluorography

[ fō′tō-flu-rŏg′rə-fē, -flô- ]

n.

The photographic record of x-ray images produced by a fluoroscope.fluorography

Other words from photofluorography

pho′to•fluor′o•graph′ic (-flur′ə-grăf′ĭk, -flôr′-) adj.