tomografie

Definitions of tomografie
  1. noun
    (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
    synonyms: planigrafie
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    types:
    echografie, echoscopie
    using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs
    radiologie, radioscopie, röntgenologie
    (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
    CAT, c.a.t.
    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
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