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scintiscanner

scintiscanner

9.9
A machine that detects radiation in the body to make images showing how organs work
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪntɪˌskænər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : escintiscáner
  • A scintiscanner helps doctors visualize organ function by detecting gamma radiation from tracers.

Examples

  • The hospital recently acquired a new scintiscanner for the nuclear medicine department.

  • The scintiscanner detected the radioactive tracers in the patient's body.

  • Technicians must be trained to properly operate the scintiscanner during patient imaging procedures.

  • Many hospitals now use a scintiscanner for diagnostic imaging.

  • A scintiscanner helps doctors visualize organ function by detecting gamma radiation from tracers.

  • The hospital recently acquired a new scintiscanner for the nuclear medicine department.

  • Technicians must be trained to properly operate the scintiscanner during patient imaging procedures.

Synonyms

scintigraph
vsscintiscanner
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that detects small amounts of radiation from the body to make medical images

is used in medical imaging to record radiation from injected radioactive tracers

How Sensitive

PET scanner
  • Specialized
1 3.5
scintiscanner
  • Specialized
9.9
scintillation counter
  • Specialized
1 9.0

Surface Forms

scintiscanner singular
scintiscanners plural

Morphology

scintiscanner = scanner (opaque) = scinti + scanner

The combining form 'scinti-' is a technical element referring to scintillation/scintigraphy and is unlikely to be known to B1 learners, so they cannot infer the medical imaging sense from 'scanner' alone.

Etymology

The word scintiscanner comes from the root scinti- from Latin 'scintilla' meaning 'spark' or 'tiny flash', and the familiar word scanner meaning a device that 'scans' or looks closely. So a scintiscanner is a machine that 'scans' for tiny flashes of radiation to make pictures of the inside of the body.