fluoroscope

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noun

A device used to measure the fluorescence of a solution.

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roentgenoscope
OriginGerman Fluorescop →
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Meanings

nounfluoroscope (plural fluoroscopes)

plural fluoroscopes

  1. archaicA device used to measure the fluorescence of a solution.
  2. medicineA device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen.
verbfluoroscope (third-person singular simple present fluoroscopes, present participle fluoroscoping, simple past and past participle fluoroscoped)

present singular third person fluoroscopes · participle present fluoroscoping · participle past fluoroscoped · past fluoroscoped

  1. transitiveTo examine with a fluoroscope.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation

Similar
roentgenoscope
Broader
X-ray machine
Also see
roentgenoscope

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. GermanFluorescop
  2. Englishfluoroscope

From fluoro- + -scope, originally after German Fluorescop.

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Translations

Catalan fluoroscopi
  • fluoroscopidevice used to view X-ray images
Italian fluoroscopio
  • fluoroscopiodevice used to view X-ray images
Spanish fluoroscopio
  • fluoroscopiodevice used to view X-ray images
Cite this entry
APA

fluoroscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoroscope

MLA

“fluoroscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoroscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluoroscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoroscope.

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