FLUOROSCOPE

fluoroscope, roentgenoscope

(noun) an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fluoroscope (plural fluoroscopes)

(now, rare) A device used to measure the fluorescence of a solution.

(medicine) A device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen.

Verb

fluoroscope (third-person singular simple present fluoroscopes, present participle fluoroscoping, simple past and past participle fluoroscoped)

(transitive) To examine with a fluoroscope.

Source: Wiktionary


Flu*or"o*scope, n. Etym: [Fluorescence + -scope.] (Phys.)

Definition: An instrument for observing or exhibiting fluorescence.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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