scintigraphy
noun
scin·tig·ra·phy
sin-ˈti-grə-fē 
: a diagnostic technique in which a two-dimensional picture of internal body tissue is produced through the detection of radiation emitted by a radioactive substance administered into the body
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Exercise myocardial perfusion scintigraphy revealed normal regional wall motion without inducible ischemia.
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Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2013
Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2013
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Word History
Etymology
scintillation + -graphy; from the scintillation counter used to record radiation on the picture
First Known Use
1957, in the meaning defined above
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scintigraphy
noun
scin·tig·ra·phy
sin-ˈtig-rə-fē
plural scintigraphies
: a diagnostic technique in which a two-dimensional picture of internal body tissue is produced through the detection of radiation emitted by a radioactive substance administered into the body
myocardial scintigraphy
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