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fluoroscopic

fluoroscopic

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Used to show moving parts inside the body with x-ray images
  • adjective
  • /ˌflʊəroʊˈskɒpɪk/
  • Specialized
: fluoroscópico
  • Studies have shown that the information gleaned from fluoroscopic and endoscopic examinations with respect to laryngeal penetration and aspiration is similar.
  • fluoroscopic guidance

Examples

  • The fluoroscopic technique allows doctors to view moving structures inside the body while performing surgery.

  • Three days later, a nasojejunal tube was placed under fluoroscopic guidance without difficulty.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The nail is placed down into the IM space with fluoroscopic guidance (C-arm x-ray).

    Academic text (2007)
  • Nearly all pediatric femoral neck fractures are now treated in the operating room under general anesthesia and fluoroscopic guidance.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Sclerosing injection was performed with 95% ethanol via the indwelling catheter under fluoroscopic monitoring.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Figure 2. Vascular territories in the rat brain. Fluoroscopic imaging techniques were used to quantify vessel density and distribution in coronal sections of rat brains.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The radiopaque stent and two markers on the delivery catheter allow fluoroscopic control of stent release and positioning across the stricture.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The surgeon used the fluoroscopic monitor to guide the procedure in real time.

  • During the examination, the fluoroscopic images revealed the movement of the patient’s internal organs.

Surface Forms

fluoroscopic positive

Morphology

fluoroscopic = fluoroscopy (transparent) = fluoroscopy + ic

Formed by the regular adjective suffix '-ic' from the noun 'fluoroscopy', so the relation is a direct adjectival derivation.

Etymology

Fluoroscopic comes from fluoro-, the part meaning 'glow' as in fluorescent, and -scopic, which means 'to look' as in microscope. So, fluoroscopic describes using a glowing screen that doctors 'look' at to watch moving parts inside the body live.