单词 | photoscan |
释义 | photoscan in British English (ˈfəʊtəʊˌskæn) medicine noun 1. a photographic scan, produced by medical technology that uses injections of radioactive substances, which shows variations in body tissues verb (transitive) 2. to study the distribution of certain substances in body organs or parts using X-rays photoscan in American English (ˈfoutəˌskæn) transitive verbWord forms: -scanned, -scanning to study the distribution of a radioactive isotope or radiopaque dye in (a body organ or part) through the use of x-rays Word origin [1955–60; photo- + scan]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: geodesic dome, life-support, new wave, rite of passage, rolloutphoto- is a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix photo- include: photocoagulation, photogen, photogenic, photography, photogravure |
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