photofluorography

photofluorography
Miniature radiographs made by contact photography of a fluoroscopic screen, formerly used in mass radiographic examination of the lungs. SYN: fluorography, fluororoentgenography. [photo- + L. fluor, a flow, + G. graphe, a writing]

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pho·to·flu·o·rog·ra·phy -(.)flu̇(-ə)r-'äg-rə-fē n, pl -phies the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X-rays

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pho·to·flu·o·rog·ra·phy (fo″to-floor-ogґrə-fe) the photographic recording of fluoroscopic images on small films, using a fast lens: a procedure used in mass radiography of the chest. Called also fluororadiography.

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  • photofluorography — /foh toh floo rog reuh fee, flaw , floh /, n. photography of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination, used in x ray examination of the lungs of large groups of people. Also called fluorography. [1940 45; PHOTO + FLUORO + GRAPHY] * * * …   Universalium

  • photofluorography — noun The photographic recording of fluoroscope images …   Wiktionary

  • photofluorography — pho·to·fluorography …   English syllables

  • photofluorography — pho•to•fluo•rog•ra•phy [[t]ˌfoʊ toʊ flʊˈrɒg rə fi, flɔ , floʊ [/t]] n. med photography of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination, used in x ray examination of the lungs of large groups of people • Etymology: 1940–45 …   From formal English to slang

  • photofluorography — “+ noun Etymology: phot + fluorography : the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays called also photoradiography, photoroentgenography * * * /foh toh floo rog reuh fee, flaw , floh /, n. photography of images produced …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chest photofluorography — Chest radiography showing advanced bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis. Source: CDC Chest photofluorography, or abreugraphy (also called mass miniature radiography) is a photofluorography technique for mass screening for tuberculosis using a… …   Wikipedia

  • fluorography — SYN: photofluorography. * * * flu·o·rog·ra·phy (fl rogґrə fe) photofluorography …   Medical dictionary

  • photofluorogram — pho·to·flu·o·ro·gram .fōt ə flu̇r ə .gram n a photograph made by photofluorography * * * pho·to·flu·o·ro·gram (fo″to floorґo gram) the film produced in photofluorography …   Medical dictionary

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