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fluoroscope
CIDE DICTIONARY
fluoroscope, n. [Fluorescence + -scope.].
- An instrument for observing or exhibiting fluorescence. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fluoroscope, n. an instrument with a fluorescent screen on which X-ray images may be viewed without taking and developing X-ray photographs.
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