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tomograph

American  
[toh-muh-graf, -grahf] / ˈtoʊ məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

  1. a machine for making an x-ray of a selected plane of the body.

Other Word Forms

  • tomographic adjective
  • tomographically adverb
  • tomography noun

Etymology

Origin of tomograph

tomo- + -graph

Example Sentences

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Hinckley was diagnosed with schizophrenia partly on the basis of computer-assisted tomograph and was ultimately found not guilty by reason of insanity.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2015

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