to·mog·ra·phy (t -m g r -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. [Greek tomos, section; see tome + -graphy.] to mo·gram (tm-gr m) n.to mo·graph (-grf) n.to mo·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 measurementsCAT 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 |
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tomograph
n (Med) → Tomograf m
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