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Definition of Radioscopy
1. Noun. (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation.
Generic synonyms: Imaging, Tomography
Specialized synonyms: Fluoroscopy
Category relationships: Radiology
Derivative terms: Radiological, Radiologist
Definition of Radioscopy
1. n. Direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of some other form of radiant energy, as the Röntgen rays.
Definition of Radioscopy
1. Noun. examination of objects by the use of X-rays; radiology ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Radioscopy
1. Archaic term for fluoroscopy. Origin: radio-+ G. Skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Radioscopy
Literary usage of Radioscopy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Physical Diagnosis by Richard Clarke Cabot (1919)
"radioscopy. With the fluoroscope and through radiography one can often make out
a shadow corresponding to the position of the aneurism. From the front. ..."
2. Physical Diagnosis by Richard Clarke Cabot (1905)
"APPENDIX D. radioscopy OP THE CHEST. radioscopy gives assistance in the diagnosis
of diseases of the chest in two ways: 1. ..."
3. A Manual of the practice of medicine by Arthur Albert Stevens (1915)
"radioscopy.—In certain conditions of the chest radioscopy, especially the
fluoroscopic screen, furnishes valuable information. ..."
4. Handbook of Electricity in Medicine by Hyacinthe Guilleminot (1906)
"radioscopy and radiography.—I. For ordinary processes of radioscopy and ...
For clinical radioscopy or radiography, a horizontal or inclined couch should be ..."
5. Physical Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest by Richard Clarke Cabot (1901)
"APPENDIX D. radioscopy OF THE CHEST. radioscopy gives assistance in the diagnosis
of diseases of the chest in two ways: 1. ..."
6. Physical Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest by Richard Clarke Cabot (1900)
"APPENDIX D. radioscopy OP THE CHEST. radioscopy gives assistance in the diagnosis
of diseases of the chest in two ways : 1. ..."
7. The Theory, Design and Construction of Induction Coils by Henri Armagnat (1908)
"Radiography and radioscopy.—Radiography and its derivatives, which are often
known under the more general name of " radiology," constitute to-day one of the ..."