RADIOSCOPY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation

Synonyms:

radiology; radioscopy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("radioscopy" is a kind of...):

imaging; tomography ((medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body)

Domain category:

radiology (the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "radioscopy"):

fluoroscopy (examination of body structures using a fluoroscope)