photoscanner

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noun

A device which photographically records the gamma rays passing through tissue that has been injected with a radioactive material.

OriginEnglish scanner ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounphotoscanner (plural photoscanners)

plural photoscanners

  1. A device which photographically records the gamma rays passing through tissue that has been injected with a radioactive material.

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 Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishscanner
  9. Englishphotoscanner

From photo- + scanner.

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Cite this entry
APA

photoscanner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoscanner

MLA

“photoscanner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoscanner. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoscanner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoscanner.

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