tomography

to·mog·ra·phy

 (tō-mŏg′rə-fē)

n.

Any of several techniques for creating three-dimensional images of the internal structure of a solid object by analyzing the propagation of waves of energy, such as x-rays or seismic waves, through the object.

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[Greek tomos, section; see tome + -graphy.]

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to′mo·gram′ (tō′mə-grăm′) n.

to′mo·graph′ (-grăf′) n.

to′mo·graph′ic adj.

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tomography

(təˈmɒɡrəfɪ)

n

(Medicine) any of a number of techniques used to obtain an X-ray photograph of a selected plane section of the human body or some other solid object

[C20: from Greek tomē a cutting + -graphy]

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to•mog•ra•phy

(təˈmɒg grə fi)
n.

a method of making x-ray photographs of a selected plane of the body.

[1935–40]

to•mo•graph•ic (ˌtoʊ məˈgræf ɪk) adj.

to′mo•graph` (-ˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf) n.

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tomography

x-ray photography of a selected plane of the body by a method that eliminates the outline of structures in other planes. — tomographic, adj.

See also: Radiation

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x-ray photography of a thin cross section of tissue.

See also: Photography

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tomography - (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body imaging pictorial representation, picturing - visual representation as by photography or painting X-raying, X-radiation - obtaining images by the use of X rays echography, sonography, ultrasonography, ultrasound - using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs positron emission tomography, PET - using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain) magnetic resonance imaging, MRI - the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images radioscopy, radiology - (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

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Translations

tomografie

kerroskuvaustomografia

tomografia

tomography

[təˈmɒgrəfɪ] N → tomografía f

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tomography

n → Tomografie f

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to·mog·ra·phy

n. tomografía, técnica de diagnóstico por la cual se hacen radiografías de un órgano por secciones del mismo a profundidades distintas;

computed ___ → ___ computada;

computerized axial ___ → ___ axial computarizada;

conventional ___ → ___ convencional;

dynamic computed ___ → ___ dinámica computada;

electron beam ___ → ___ con rayos de electrón;

high-resolution computed ___ → ___ computada de alta resolución;

nuclear magnetic resonance ___ → ___ de resonancia magnética nuclear;

positron emission ___ → ___ de emisión por positrón.

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tomography

n tomografía (técnica); computed — (CT) tomografía computarizada (TC); computerized axial — (CAT) tomografía axial computarizada (TAC); positron emission — (PET) tomografía por emisión de positrones; positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PETCT) tomografía por emisión de positrones-tomografía computarizada; spiral computed — tomografía computarizada helicoidal

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