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scin⋅tig⋅ra⋅phy

[sin-tig-ruh-fee]
–noun
the process of producing a scintigram.

Origin:
1955–60; see scintigram, -graphy
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scin·ti·graph   (sĭn'tĭ-grāf')   
n.  
  1. A device for producing a scintigram; a scintiscanner.

  2. See scintigram.

scin'ti·graph'ic adj., scin'ti·graph'i·cal·ly adv., scin·tig'ra·phy (sĭn-tĭg'rə-fē) n.
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Main Entry: scin·tig·ra·phy
Pronunciation: sin-'tig-r&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
: adiagnostic technique in which a two-dimensional picture of a bodily radiation source is obtained by the use of radioisotopes scintigraphy> —scin·ti·graph·ic /"sint-&-'graf-ik/ adjective
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scintigraphy scin·tig·ra·phy (sĭn-tĭg'rə-fē)
n.
See scintiphotography.

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