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fluoroscopy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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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