I. ˈflu̇rəˌskōp, ˈflōr-, ˈflȯr- noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fluor- + -scope
: an instrument used chiefly in industry and in medical diagnosis for observing the internal structure of opaque objects (as metals or the living body) by means of the shadow cast by the object examined upon a fluorescent screen when placed between the screen and a source of X rays
• flu·o·ro·scop·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|skäpik, -pēk adjective
• flu·o·ro·scop·i·cal·ly -pə̇k(ə)lē, -pēk-, -li adverb
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to examine by fluoroscopy