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photofluorography

American  
[foh-toh-floo-rog-ruh-fee, -flaw-, -floh-] / ˌfoʊ toʊ flʊˈrɒg rə fi, -flɔ-, -floʊ- /

noun

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

photofluorography British  
/ ˌfəʊtəʊflʊəˈrɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of photofluorography

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

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