phosphoimager

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noun

A device used to read a photostimulable phosphor (PSP) plate.

OriginEnglish imager ← Latin phōsphorus ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros) →
Scrabble 26
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Meanings

nounphosphoimager (plural phosphoimagers)

plural phosphoimagers

  1. A device used to read a photostimulable phosphor (PSP) plate.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  7. Latinphōsphorus
  8. Englishphosphorus
  9. Englishphospho-
  10. Englishimager
  11. Englishphosphoimager

From phospho- + imager.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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