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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Fluoroscope  \Flu*or"o*scope\,  n.  (Physics) 
  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.  --  {Flu*or`o*scop"ic},  a. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Fluoroscope  \Flu*or"o*scope\,  n.  [Fluorescence  +  -scope.] 
  (Phys.) 
  An  instrument  for  observing  or  exhibiting  fluorescence. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  fluoroscope 
  n  :  an  instrument  that  combines  an  X-ray  source  and  a 
  fluorescent  screen  to  enable  direct  observation  [syn:  {roentgenoscope}] 




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