Fluoroscope

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  • noun. A device equipped with a fluorescent screen on which the internal structures of an optically opaque object, such as the human body, may be continuously viewed as shadowy images formed by the differential transmission of x-rays through the object.
  • transitive verb. To examine the interior of (an object) with a fluoroscope.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. An aparatus designed for observing the effect of the Röntgen rays by means of their action on a fluorescent substance.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An instrument for observing or exhibiting fluorescence.
  • noun. A fluorescent screen, with hood to protect the eyes, used for observing the shadows cast by objects placed in the path of the X rays.
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  • noun. a device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen
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  • noun. an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation
    • Word Usage
    "Roger D. Landon, attorney for Douglass, contends Gooding's failure to use a fluoroscope was a key factor in Neel's death."
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    x-ray machine  
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