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tomograph

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A machine for making an X-ray of a single plane of the body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: X-ray machine

Narrower terms: computerized axial tomography scanner, CAT scanner, positron emission tomography scanner, PET scanner

History

Etymology

From tomo- + -graph.