FLUOROSCOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fluoroscope mean? 

• FLUOROSCOPE (noun)
  The noun FLUOROSCOPE has 1 sense:

1. an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation

  Familiarity information: FLUOROSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLUOROSCOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fluoroscope; roentgenoscope

Hypernyms ("fluoroscope" is a kind of...):

X-ray machine (an apparatus that provides a source of X rays)

 Context examples 

Examination of the tissues and deep structures of the body by x-ray, using the fluoroscope, a device that produces an image when x-rays strike a fluorescent screen.

(Fluoroscopy, NCI Thesaurus)