MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: the procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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The $136 million wideout is set to undergo an MRI on Monday, and an official injury diagnosis will likely come shortly after that.
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
Keeping our fingers crossed for the MRI.
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He is set to undergo an MRI exam when the Angels get home after the weekend.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
The team used functional MRI to record brain activity while exposing 20 healthy adults to the five basic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami) and to matching retronasal odors – smells delivered through the mouth to mimic how food releases aroma during chewing.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Sep. 2025
Keeping our fingers crossed for the MRI.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2025
He is set to undergo an MRI exam when the Angels get home after the weekend.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
The team used functional MRI to record brain activity while exposing 20 healthy adults to the five basic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, bitter and umami) and to matching retronasal odors – smells delivered through the mouth to mimic how food releases aroma during chewing.
—New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
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MRI
noun
: magnetic resonance imaging
also
: a procedure in which magnetic resonance imaging is used
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