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to·mog·ra·phy  (t-mgr-f)

n.

Any of several techniques for making detailed x-rays of a predetermined plane section of a solid object while blurring out the images of other planes.

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

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tomo·gram (tm-grm) n.

tomo·graph (-grf) n.

tomo·graphic adj.

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tomography  (t-mgr-f)

Any of several radiologic techniques for making detailed three-dimensional images of a plane section of a solid object, such as the body, while blurring out the images of other planes. See also computerized axial tomographypositron emission tomography

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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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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