Definition of fluoroscope
: an instrument used for observing the internal structure of an opaque object (such as the living body) by means of X-rays
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Pinpoint accuracy is ensured with the use of a fluoroscope, hailed as a breakthrough piece of medical equipment.
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Origin and Etymology of fluoroscope
International Scientific Vocabulary
Definition of fluoroscope
First Known Use of fluoroscope
1898
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of fluoroscope
: an instrument used chiefly in industry and in medical diagnosis for observing the internal structure of opaque objects (as the living body) by means of the shadow cast by the object examined upon a fluorescent screen when placed between the screen and a source of X-rays
medical Definition of fluoroscope
fluoroscoped;
fluoroscoping
: to examine by fluoroscopy
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