Medical Definition of Hounsfield unit

1. A normalised index of X-ray attenuation based on a scale of -1000 (air) to +1000 (bone), with water being 0; used in CT imaging. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hounsfield Unit

hound
hound
hound's-tongue
hound's-tongue
hound's-tooth check
hound-dog facies
hounded
hounder
hounders
houndfish
hounding
hounds
houndstooth check
hound dog
Hounsfield number
Hounsfield unit (current term)
houp
hour
hour
hourglass
hourglasses
hourglass contraction
hourglass head
hourglass murmur
hourglass pattern
hourglass stomach
hourglass vertebrae
houri
houris
hourlies

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