fluoroscope

fluor·o·scope  (flr-skp, flôr-, flr-)

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. Also called roentgenoscope.

tr.v. fluor·o·scoped, fluor·o·scop·ing, fluor·o·scopes

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

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fluoro·scopic (-skpk) adj.

fluoro·scopi·cal·ly adv.

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fluoroscope [ˈflʊərəˌskəʊp]

n

(Medicine) 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

fluoroscopic  [ˌflʊərəˈskɒpɪk] adj

fluoroscopically  adv

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fluoroscope  (fl-rsk-p)

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 noun (fl-rsk-p)

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fluoroscope

a device fitted with a screen that fluoresces when exposed to radiation.

See also: Instruments

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fluoroscope - an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation roentgenoscope X-ray machine - an apparatus that provides a source of X rays