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fluoroscope |
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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