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fluoroscope
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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.
fluoro·scopic (-skpk) adj.
fluoro·scopi·cal·ly adv.
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.
fluoroscopy noun (fl-rsk-p)
fluoroscope
a device fitted with a screen that fluoresces when exposed to radiation.
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Noun1.fluoroscopefluoroscope - 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
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