1.
[syn: fluoroscope, roentgenoscope]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fluoroscope \Flu*or"o*scope\, n. [Fluorescence + -scope.]
1. (Phys.) An instrument for observing or exhibiting
fluorescence.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Physics) A fluorescent screen, with hood to protect the
eyes, used for observing the shadows cast by objects
placed in the path of the X rays. -- Flu*or`o*scop"ic,
a.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fluoroscope
n 1: an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a
fluorescent screen to enable direct observation [syn:
fluoroscope, roentgenoscope]