FLUOROSCOPE
\flˈʊ͡əɹəskˌə͡ʊp], \flˈʊəɹəskˌəʊp], \f_l_ˈʊə_ɹ_ə_s_k_ˌəʊ_p]\
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An apparatus for rendering visible the shadows of the x-rays which, after passing through the body examined, are projected on a fluorescent screen of calcium tungstate.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By James Champlin Fernald
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An instrument for making examinations by the aid of Rontgen rays. It is a pyramidal, truncated box, the base of which is formed by a fluorescent screen, i. e., a screen covered with crystals of calcium tungstate; its top has an opening for the eyes, so arranged that the light from the room is excluded. [From fluorescence, Gr]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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