fluoroscopy

[ floo-ros-kuh-pee, flaw-, floh- ]

noun

1. the use of or examination by means of a fluoroscope.

fluoroscopy

/ flʊəˈrɒskəpɪ /

noun

1. examination of a person or object by means of a fluoroscope

Other Words From

• fluor·osco·pist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluoroscopy¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; fluoro- + -scopy

Example Sentences

He used a type of X-ray known as fluoroscopy to follow the dyed lymph as it traveled through the abdomen into the chest.

From New York Times

The initial fluoroscopy on Taylor also showed no damage.

From Seattle Times

Taylor, too, underwent a fluoroscopy that night that did not display any significant damage but an X-ray revealed a fracture.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s another benefit to the practice: Surgeons rely on real-time imaging from X-ray fluoroscopy to help visualize the complex structures they’re working with.

From Washington Post

Miller spent 12 hours on trains and buses to get to his fluoroscopy appointment from his home in Bologoye, 150 miles by road from Tver and about halfway between Moscow and St. Petersburg.

From Los Angeles Times