roentgenoscope

[ rent-guh-nuh-skohp, -juh-, ruhnt- ]

nounPhysics.
  1. a fluoroscope.

Origin of roentgenoscope

1
First recorded in 1920–25; roentgeno- + -scope

Other words from roentgenoscope

  • roent·gen·o·scop·ic [rent-guh-nuh-skop-ik, -juh-, ruhnt-], /ˌrɛnt gə nəˈskɒp ɪk, -dʒə-, ˌrʌnt-/, adjective
  • roent·gen·os·co·py [rent-guh-nos-kuh-pee, -juh-, ruhnt-], /ˌrɛnt gəˈnɒs kə pi, -dʒə-, ˌrʌnt-/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for roentgenoscope

roentgenoscope

rntgenoscope

/ (ˈrɒntɡənəʊˌskəʊp, -tjə-, ˈrɛnt-) /


noun
  1. a less common name for fluoroscope

Derived forms of roentgenoscope

  • roentgenoscopic or rntgenoscopic (ˌrɒntɡənəʊˈskɒpɪk, -tjə-,ˌrɛnt-), adjective
  • roentgenoscopy or rntgenoscopy (ˌrɒntɡəˈnɒskəpɪ, -tjə-, ˌrɛnt-), noun

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