fluoroscope

[ floor-uh-skohp, flawr-, flohr- ]

noun

1. a tube or box fitted with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for viewing objects, especially deep body structures, by means of x-ray or other radiation.

fluoroscope

/ ˌflʊərəˈskɒpɪk; ˈflʊərəˌskəʊp /

noun

1. a device consisting of a fluorescent screen and an X-ray source that enables an X-ray image of an object, person, or part to be observed directly

fluoroscope

/ fl-rŏs′kə-pē /

1. A radiologic instrument equipped with a fluorescent screen on which opaque internal structures can be viewed as moving shadow images formed by the differential transmission of x-rays through the body.

Derived Forms

• ˌfluoroˈscopically, adverb
• fluoroscopic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluoroscope¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; fluoro- + -scope

Example Sentences

The only technology available at Fenway Park for an examination was a fluoroscope.

From Los Angeles Times

It was around then that local and state legislatures started prohibiting the use of shoe-store fluoroscopes.

From Washington Post

I put him in front of the fluoroscope without his shirt.

From Literature

Cano did have a fluoroscope of the hand taken at the stadium, which was negative, the Yankees said.

From New York Times

The Blacksmith Institute has brought in two X-ray fluoroscopes -- machines that look like giant hairdryers -- to detect concentrations of metals in the ground.

From Reuters

Related Words

• radioactivity
• Roentgen rays
• Röntgen rays