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functional magnetic resonance imaging

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of magnetic resonance imaging that records the flow of blood to areas of the brain when the patient is undertaking a specific neural activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fMRI

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: magnetic resonance imaging, MRI

Narrower terms: blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging, BOLD FMRI

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 功能性磁振造影 (gōngnéngxìng cízhèn zàoyǐng) — form of MRI
  • Finnish: funktionaalinen magneettikuvaus — form of MRI
  • German: funktionelle Magnetresonanztomographie — form of MRI
  • Russian: функциона́льная магни́тно-резона́нсная томогра́фия (funkcionálʹnaja magnítno-rezonánsnaja tomográfija) — form of MRI