fluoroscope
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əˌskoʊp, ˈflɔr-, ˈfloʊr-Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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fluoroscope (ˈflʊərəˌskəʊp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a device consisting of a fluorescent screen and an X-ray source that enables an X-ray image of an object, person, or part to be observed directly | |
| fluoroscopic | |
| —adj | |
| fluoro'scopically | |
| —adv | |
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
fluoroscope fluor·o·scope (fl&oobreve;r'ə-skōp', flôr'-)
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. v. fluor·o·scoped, fluor·o·scop·ing, fluor·o·scopes
To examine the interior of a body with a fluoroscope.
fluor'o·scop'ic (-skŏp'ĭk) adj.
fluor'o·scop'i·cal·ly adv.
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fluoroscope (fl -rŏs'kə-pē) Pronunciation Key
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 -rŏs'kə-pē) |
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fluoroscope
instrument consisting of a surface containing chemicals called phosphors that glow when struck by X rays or gamma rays; it is used to transform images made up of invisible radiations into visible light. In a procedure called fluoroscopy, a beam of penetrating radiation is passed through parts of the body; transmitted radiation forms an image of the internal organs in motion on a screen for viewing. Fluoroscopes are also used for the examination of, and search for flaws in, raw and manufactured materials and welded joints
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