roentgenoscope

American

[rent-guh-nuh-skohp, -juh-, ruhnt-] / ˈrɛnt gə nəˌskoʊp, -dʒə-, ˈrʌnt- /

noun

Physics.

a fluoroscope.

roentgenoscope British

/ ˈrɒntɡənəʊˌskəʊp, ˌrɛnt-, ˈrɛnt-, -tjə-, -tjə-,ˌrɛnt-, -tjə- /

noun

a less common name for fluoroscope

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Other Word Forms

roentgenoscopy

noun
roentgenoscopic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of roentgenoscope

First recorded in 1920–25; roentgeno- + -scope

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