optical coherence tomography

noun

A noninvasive imaging test that uses light waves to capture high-resolution, cross-sectional pictures of the tissue within the eyes.

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Meanings

nounoptical coherence tomography (uncountable, abbreviation OCT)

abbreviation OCT

  1. uncountablemedicineA noninvasive imaging test that uses light waves to capture high-resolution, cross-sectional pictures of the tissue within the eyes.

Origin

From optical + coherence + tomography.

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