photofluorography

[ foh-toh-floo-rog-ruh-fee, -flaw-, -floh- ]

noun

1. photography of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination, used in x-ray examination of the lungs of large groups of people.

photofluorography

/ ˌfəʊtəʊflʊəˈrɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. med the process of taking a photograph ( photofluorogram ) of a fluoroscopic image: used in diagnostic screening

Word History and Origins

Origin of photofluorography¹

First recorded in 1940–45; photo- + fluoro- + -graphy