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autoradiography

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au⋅to⋅ra⋅di⋅og⋅ra⋅phy

[aw-toh-rey-dee-og-ruh-fee]
–noun
the technique or process of making autoradiographs.
Also called radioautography.


Origin:
1940–45; auto- 1 + radiography
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au·to·ra·di·o·graph   (ô'tō-rā'dē-ō-grāf')   
n.  An image recorded on a photographic film or plate produced by the radiation emitted from a specimen, such as a section of tissue, that has been treated or injected with a radioactively labeled isotope or that has absorbed or ingested such an isotope. Also called autoradiogram.
au'to·ra'di·o·graph'ic adj., au'to·ra'di·og'ra·phy (-ŏg'rə-fē) n.
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Main Entry: au·to·ra·di·og·ra·phy
Pronunciation: -"rAd-E-'äg-r&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
: the process of making autoradiographs
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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