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cine

cine

9.6
A short moving image doctors use to view the body
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪni/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cine
  • The doctor reviewed the cine to assess the patient's condition more accurately.

Examples

  • Researchers analyzed the cine from the MRI scan to understand the brain's activity.

  • In the lab, the team used the cine footage to study the effects of the treatment.

  • I - have - to - take my - me - di - cine - now... so - I - will - eat - at - home.

    Late Bloomer (2004)

Compounds

cine projector
  • Specialized
4.6

A machine that shows moving pictures from film on a screen

cine-camera
  • Specialized
6.7

A camera that makes movies on film

cine-film
  • Specialized
7.7

A long roll of photo film used to record movies

Surface Forms

cine singular
cines plural

Etymology

Cine in medicine names a short moving image and comes from Greek kinēma 'movement', the same root behind cinema. So a medical cine is like a tiny 'movie' doctors use to watch how the body moves.