noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:F L UH2 R AA1 S K AH0 P IY0
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CMU ARPABET 2:F L AO2 R AA1 S K AH0 P IY0
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Examination using a fluoroscope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: imaging
2
noun
Meaning 2
examination of body structures using a fluoroscope
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: radioscopy, radiology
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scopy English fluoroscopy From fluoro- + -scopy.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
fluoroscòpia
— examination using a fluoroscope
Chinese Mandarin:
透視 /透视
(tòushì)
— examination using a fluoroscope
Finnish:
läpivalaisu
— examination using a fluoroscope
Finnish:
fluoroskopia
— examination using a fluoroscope
French:
fluoroscopie
— examination using a fluoroscope
Italian:
fluoroscopia
— examination using a fluoroscope
Japanese:
間接撮影
(kansetsu satsuei)
— examination using a fluoroscope
Spanish:
fluoroscopia
— examination using a fluoroscope