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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation;
[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]