fluoroscope

[ floor-uh-skohp, flawr-, flohr- ]

/ ˈflʊər əˌskoʊp, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr- /

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noun

a tube or box fitted with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for viewing objects, especially deep body structures, by means of x-ray or other radiation.

Origin of fluoroscope

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; fluoro- + -scope

Words nearby fluoroscope

fluorophosphate, fluorophosphoric acid, fluorophotometry, fluoroplastic, fluoroquinolone, fluoroscope, fluoroscopic, fluoroscopy, fluorosis, fluorouracil, fluorspar

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Example sentences from the Web for fluoroscope

A device, invented by Edison and called the “fluoroscope,” was constructed on substantially the same principle.
The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.|Edward W. Byrn
Subperiosteal hemorrhage may be clearly seen by means of the fluoroscope or in X-ray photographs (Figs. 16 and 17).
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
Associated words: fluoroscope, fluoroscopy, cryptoscopy, cryptoscope.
Putnam's Word Book|Louis A. Flemming
Fig. 220-A shows a fluoroscope that contains a screen covered with proper chemicals.
Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity|Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John

The fluoroscope is the name given to a light-tight box closed at one end by a cardboard covered with these crystals (Fig. 421).
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

British Dictionary definitions for fluoroscope

fluoroscope

/ (ˈflʊərəˌskəʊp) /

noun

a device consisting of a fluorescent screen and an X-ray source that enables an X-ray image of an object, person, or part to be observed directly

Derived forms of fluoroscope

fluoroscopic (ˌflʊərəˈskɒpɪk), adjectivefluoroscopically, adverb

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Medical definitions for fluoroscope

fluoroscope

[ flur′ə-skōp′, flôr′- ]

n.

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.

v.

To examine the interior of a body with a fluoroscope.

Other words from fluoroscope

fluor′o•scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for fluoroscope

fluoroscope

[ flu-rŏs′kə-pē ]

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.

Other words from fluoroscope

fluoroscopy noun (flu-rŏs′kə-pē)

单词	fluoroscope
释义	fluoroscope [ floor-uh-skohp, flawr-, flohr- ] / ˈflʊər əˌskoʊp, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fluoroscope ON THESAURUS.COM noun a tube or box fitted with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for viewing objects, especially deep body structures, by means of x-ray or other radiation. Origin of fluoroscope An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; fluoro- + -scope Words nearby fluoroscope fluorophosphate, fluorophosphoric acid, fluorophotometry, fluoroplastic, fluoroquinolone, fluoroscope, fluoroscopic, fluoroscopy, fluorosis, fluorouracil, fluorspar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fluoroscope A device, invented by Edison and called the “fluoroscope,” was constructed on substantially the same principle. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.\|Edward W. Byrn Subperiosteal hemorrhage may be clearly seen by means of the fluoroscope or in X-ray photographs (Figs. 16 and 17). Scurvy Past and Present\|Alfred Fabian Hess Associated words: fluoroscope, fluoroscopy, cryptoscopy, cryptoscope. Putnam's Word Book\|Louis A. Flemming Fig. 220-A shows a fluoroscope that contains a screen covered with proper chemicals. Things a Boy Should Know About Electricity\|Thomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John The fluoroscope is the name given to a light-tight box closed at one end by a cardboard covered with these crystals (Fig. 421). Physics\|Willis Eugene Tower British Dictionary definitions for fluoroscope fluoroscope / (ˈflʊərəˌskəʊp) / noun a device consisting of a fluorescent screen and an X-ray source that enables an X-ray image of an object, person, or part to be observed directly Derived forms of fluoroscope fluoroscopic (ˌflʊərəˈskɒpɪk), adjectivefluoroscopically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fluoroscope radioactivity, radiograph, actinism, encephalogram, cathode rays, refractometry Medical definitions for fluoroscope fluoroscope [ flur′ə-skōp′, flôr′- ] n. 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. v. To examine the interior of a body with a fluoroscope. Other words from fluoroscope fluor′o•scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for fluoroscope fluoroscope [ flu-rŏs′kə-pē ] 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. Other words from fluoroscope fluoroscopy noun (flu-rŏs′kə-pē) The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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