SCINTIGRAPHY


Meaning of SCINTIGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sin-ˈti-grə-fē ]

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 ˌsin-tə-ˈgra-fik adjective

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