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RADIOSCOPY

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ra⋅di⋅os⋅co⋅py

[rey-dee-os-kuh-pee]
–noun
the examination of objects opaque to light by means of another form of radiation, usually x-rays.

Origin:
1895–1900; radio- + -scopy


ra⋅di⋅o⋅scop⋅ic [rey-dee-oh-skop-ik] , ra⋅di⋅o⋅scop⋅i⋅cal, adjective
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ra·di·os·co·py   (rā'dē-ŏs'kə-pē)   
n.  Examination of the inner structure of optically opaque objects by x-rays or other penetrating radiation; radiology.
ra'di·o·scop'ic (-ō-skŏp'ĭk), ra'di·o·scop'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
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Main Entry: ra·di·os·co·py
Pronunciation: "rAd-E-'äs-k&-pE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -pies
: direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of some other form of radiant energy (as X rays)
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radioscopy ra·di·os·co·py (rā'dē-ŏs'kə-pē)
n.
See fluoroscopy.

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