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RADIOSCOPY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does radioscopy mean?
• RADIOSCOPY (noun)
The noun RADIOSCOPY has 1 sense:
1. (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
Familiarity information: RADIOSCOPY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
radiology; radioscopy
Hypernyms ("radioscopy" is a kind of...):
imaging; tomography ((medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body)
Domain category:
radiology (the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "radioscopy"):
fluoroscopy (examination of body structures using a fluoroscope)
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