n.
Pronunciation: sin- ' ti-gr ə -f ē
Function: noun
Etymology: scinti llation + -graphy; from the scintillation counter used to record radiation on the picture
Date: 1958
: a diagnostic technique in which a two-dimensional picture of internal body tissue is produced through the detection of radiation emitted by a radioactive substance administered into the body
– scin · ti · graph · ic \ ˌ sin-t ə - ' gra-fik \ adjective