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ROENTGENOSCOPE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does roentgenoscope mean?
• ROENTGENOSCOPE (noun)
The noun ROENTGENOSCOPE has 1 sense:
1. an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation
Familiarity information: ROENTGENOSCOPE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fluoroscope; roentgenoscope
Hypernyms ("roentgenoscope" is a kind of...):
X-ray machine (an apparatus that provides a source of X rays)
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