laminagraph

laminagraph definition - medical

lam·i·na·graph (lămˈə-nə-grăfˌ)

noun
An x-ray machine that uses a technique in which tissues above and below the level of a suspected lesion are blurred out to emphasize a specific area.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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