tomography


Definition: Meaning of, tomography in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / təˈmɒɡrəfi /

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tomography tomographies
  1. medicine obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
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  2. the imaging of a three dimensional body using many two-dimensional slices
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tomography used in phrases

  • computed axial tomography (noun)
    1. a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
  • computed tomography (noun)
    1. a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
  • computerised axial tomography (noun)
    1. a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
  • computerised tomography (noun)
    1. a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
  • computerized axial tomography (noun)
    1. a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
  • computerized axial tomography scanner (noun)
    1. a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes
  • computerized tomography (noun)
    1. a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
  • positron emission tomography (noun)
    1. especially in the brain using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues
  • positron emission tomography scanner (noun)
    1. a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body
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