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noun
A device used to measure the fluorescence of a solution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
A device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
To examine with a fluoroscope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: roentgenoscope
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Broader terms: X-ray machine
History
From fluoro- + -scope, originally after German Fluorescop.
Across languages
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