radioscan

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noun

A scan for the presence of radioactive material in a sample; especially for a radioactive tracer in an organ

OriginEnglish scan ← Middle English scanne ← Latin scandō →
Scrabble 12
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Meanings

nounradioscan (plural radioscans)

plural radioscans

  1. A scan for the presence of radioactive material in a sample; especially for a radioactive tracer in an organ
verbradioscan (third-person singular simple present radioscans, present participle radioscanning, simple past and past participle radioscanned)

present singular third person radioscans · participle present radioscanning · participle past radioscanned · past radioscanned

  1. To perform a scan of this kind.

Origin

  1. Englishradio-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  3. Proto-Italic*skandō
  4. Latinscandō
  5. Middle Englishscanden
  6. Middle Englishscanne
  7. Englishscan
  8. Englishradioscan

From radio- + scan.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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