HyperDic: tomography

English > 1 sense of the word tomography:
NOUNacttomography, imaging(medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
English > tomography: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning(medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body.
Synonymimaging
Categorymedicine, medical specialtyThe branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
NarrowerX-raying, X-radiationObtaining images by the use of X rays
magnetic resonance imaging, MRIThe use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
positron emission tomography, PETUsing a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
radioscopy, radiology(radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
sonography, ultrasonography, echography, ultrasoundUsing the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram)
Broaderpictorial representation, picturingvisual representation as by photography or painting
Spanishtomografía
Catalantomografia

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