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au·to·ra·di·o·graph (ôˌtō-rāˈdē-ō-grăfˌ)
noun An image recorded on a photographic film or plate produced by the radiation emitted from a specimen, such as a section of tissue, that has been treated or injected with a radioactively labeled isotope or that has absorbed or ingested such an isotope. Also called radioautograph.
Related Forms:
- auˌto·raˌdi·o·graphˈic adjective
Related Forms:
- auˌto·raˌdi·ogˈra·phy (-ŏgˈrə-fē) noun
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