Definition of Radioscopy

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

Exact synonyms: Radiology
Generic synonyms: Imaging, Tomography
Specialized synonyms: Fluoroscopy
Category relationships: Radiology
Derivative terms: Radiological, Radiologist

Definition of Radioscopy

1. n. Direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of some other form of radiant energy, as the Röntgen rays.

Definition of Radioscopy

1. Noun. examination of objects by the use of X-rays; radiology ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Radioscopy

1. Archaic term for fluoroscopy. Origin: radio-+ G. Skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radioscopy

radiorelease
radioreleases
radioresistance
radioresistant
radiorespirometry
radiorhenium
radiorubidium
radios
radiosamarium
radioscan
radioscandium
radioscanning
radioscans
radioscopic
radioscopies
radioscopy (current term)
radioselenium
radiosensitisation
radiosensitise
radiosensitiser
radiosensitive
radiosensitivities
radiosensitivity
radiosensitization
radiosensitize
radiosensitizer
radiosensitizers
radiosensitizes
radiosensitizing
radioshack

Literary usage of Radioscopy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Physical Diagnosis by Richard Clarke Cabot (1919)
"radioscopy. With the fluoroscope and through radiography one can often make out a shadow corresponding to the position of the aneurism. From the front. ..."

2. Physical Diagnosis by Richard Clarke Cabot (1905)
"APPENDIX D. radioscopy OP THE CHEST. radioscopy gives assistance in the diagnosis of diseases of the chest in two ways: 1. ..."

3. A Manual of the practice of medicine by Arthur Albert Stevens (1915)
"radioscopy.—In certain conditions of the chest radioscopy, especially the fluoroscopic screen, furnishes valuable information. ..."

4. Handbook of Electricity in Medicine by Hyacinthe Guilleminot (1906)
"radioscopy and radiography.—I. For ordinary processes of radioscopy and ... For clinical radioscopy or radiography, a horizontal or inclined couch should be ..."

5. Physical Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest by Richard Clarke Cabot (1901)
"APPENDIX D. radioscopy OF THE CHEST. radioscopy gives assistance in the diagnosis of diseases of the chest in two ways: 1. ..."

6. Physical Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest by Richard Clarke Cabot (1900)
"APPENDIX D. radioscopy OP THE CHEST. radioscopy gives assistance in the diagnosis of diseases of the chest in two ways : 1. ..."

7. The Theory, Design and Construction of Induction Coils by Henri Armagnat (1908)
"Radiography and radioscopy.—Radiography and its derivatives, which are often known under the more general name of " radiology," constitute to-day one of the ..."

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