fluoroscope

fluor·o·scope

a machine that uses X-rays to cast shadows of the internal structure of people, animals, raw material, welds, etc. on a fluorescent screen: the shadows vary in intensity according to the density of the object or part

Origin of fluoroscope

fluoro- + -scope

transitive verb

-·scoped·, -·scop·ing

to examine with a fluoroscope

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fluoroscope

noun

A device equipped with a fluorescent screen on which the internal structures of an optically opaque object, such as the human body, may be continuously viewed as shadowy images formed by the differential transmission of x-rays through the object. Also called roentgenoscope .

transitive verb

fluor·o·scoped, fluor·o·scop·ing, fluor·o·scopes

To examine the interior of (an object) with a fluoroscope.

Related Forms:

fluor′o·scop′ic
adjective

fluor′o·scop′i·cal·ly
adverb

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A radiologic instrument equipped with a fluorescent screen on which opaque internal structures can be viewed as moving shadow images formed by the differential transmission of x-rays through the body.

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fluoroscopy (fl-rŏsˌ◌kə-pē)
noun

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Noun

(plural fluoroscopes)

a device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen

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fluoroscope - Medical Definition

To examine the interior of an object with a fluoroscope.

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fluor′o·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk)
adj.

fluor′o·scop′i·cal·ly
adv.

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