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magnetic resonance imaging

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: MRI

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: imaging

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noun

Meaning 2

An instance of this technique being used; an image made using this technique.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Synonyms: MRI

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: image, scan

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noun

Meaning 3

the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: MRI

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: imaging, tomography

Narrower terms: functional magnetic resonance imaging, fMRI

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: մագնիսառեզոնանսային շերտագրություն (magnisaṙezonansayin šertagrutʻyun) — technique — see also MRI
  • Armenian: մագնիսառեզոնանսային տոմոգրաֆիա (magnisaṙezonansayin tomografia) — technique — see also MRI
  • Chinese Mandarin: 核磁共振成像 (hécí gòngzhèn chéngxiàng) — technique — see also MRI
  • Chinese Mandarin: 磁共振成像 (cí gòngzhèn chéngxiàng) — technique — see also MRI
  • Finnish: magneettikuvaus — technique — see also MRI
  • German: Magnetresonanztomographie — technique — see also MRI
  • Hindi: चुंबकीय अनुनाद प्रतिबिम्ब (cumbkīya anunād pratibimb) — technique — see also MRI
  • Hungarian: mágnesesrezonancia-képalkotás — technique — see also MRI
  • Icelandic: segulsneiðmyndun — technique — see also MRI
  • Icelandic: segulmyndherming — technique — see also MRI
  • Korean: 자기공명영상 (jagigongmyeong'yeongsang) — technique — see also MRI
  • Portuguese: imagem por ressonância magnética — technique — see also MRI
  • Romanian: imagistică prin rezonanță magnetică — technique — see also MRI
  • Romanian: tomografie prin rezonanță magnetică — technique — see also MRI
  • Russian: магни́тно-резона́нсная томогра́фия (magnítno-rezonánsnaja tomográfija) — technique — see also MRI
  • Spanish: imagen por resonancia magnética — technique — see also MRI
  • Turkish: manyetik rezonans tomografi — technique — see also MRI
  • Xibe: ᡥᡝ ᡮᡟ ᡤᡠᡢ ᡪᡝᠨ ᠪᡝ ᠪᠠᡞᡨᠠᠯᠠᠮᡝ ᡧᠠᡢᡤᠠᠪᡠᡥᠠ ᠨᡞᠷᡠᡤᠠᠨ (he tsy gung jen be baitalame šanggabuha nirugan) — technique — see also MRI