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

/ ˈflʊərəˌskəʊp; ˌflʊərəˈskɒpɪk /

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 fluoroscope is the name given to a light-tight box closed at one end by a cardboard covered with these crystals (Fig. 421).

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At the end of an hour Greg went back to the main laboratory, brought back a portable fluoroscope.

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A device, invented by Edison and called the “fluoroscope,” was constructed on substantially the same principle.

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Fig. 220-A shows a fluoroscope that contains a screen covered with proper chemicals.

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I could see the bones of my fingers as I held them up between the X-ray tube and the fluoroscope.

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Related Words

• radioactivity
• Roentgen rays
• Röntgen rays