phosphoimaging

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noun

The use of photostimulated luminescence to make a form of X-ray image

OriginEnglish imaging ← Latin phōsphorus ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros) →
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Meanings

nounphosphoimaging (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe use of photostimulated luminescence to make a form of X-ray image

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. Englishimaging
  11. Englishphosphoimaging

From phospho- + imaging.

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APA

phosphoimaging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoimaging

MLA

“phosphoimaging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoimaging. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphoimaging,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoimaging.

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