tomograph

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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Noun

1.

tomograph - X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements CAT scanner, computerized axial tomography scanner - a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes PET scanner, positron emission tomography scanner - a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body X-ray machine - an apparatus that provides a source of X rays