ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ - noun
: absorptiometry in which the density or mass of a material (as bone or fat) is measured by comparing the amounts of absorption by the material of x-radiation of two different energies generated by an x-ray tube and which is used especially for determining the mineral content of bone