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fluo·ros·co·py
(flo͝o-rŏs′kə-pē, flô-, flō-)n. pl. fluo·ros·co·pies
Examination by means of a fluoroscope.
fluo·ros′co·pist n.
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fluoroscopy
(flʊəˈrɒskəpɪ)n
(Medicine) examination of a person or object by means of a fluoroscope
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fluo·ros·co·py
(flo͝o-rŏs′kə-pē) A technique for viewing internal organs in which a continuous series of x-rays is taken, and the images are processed by a computer before being projected onto a display screen. Fluoroscopy makes it possible to see moving images of the body system being examined.
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fluoroscopy
an examination by means of a screen coated with a fluorescent substance responsive to radiation from x rays. — fluoroscopic, adj.
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| Noun | 1. | fluoroscopy - examination of body structures using a fluoroscope radioscopy, radiology - (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation |
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fluor·os·co·py
n. fluoroscopía, uso del fluoroscopio para examinar los tejidos y otras estructuras internas del cuerpo.
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fluoroscopy
n (pl -pies) fluoroscopiaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.