tomogram
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈtoʊməˌɡræm/
- Specialized
:
tomograma
- I have found that fairly good Doppler tomograms can be obtained from spectra collected at regular time intervals over a week.
- Doppler tomograms
Examples
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The doctor studied the tomogram to assess the condition of her patient's lungs.
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The markings on the Doppler tomograms are explained in detail in the text.
Academic text (2000) -
In the tomograms, dark gray signifies strong emission, medium gray less strong, and so on.
Academic text (2000) -
The tomogram of U Coronae Borealis in Figure 3 was generated from spectra collected in 1994.
Academic text (2000) -
An optical coherence tomogram revealed a neurosensory detachment of the right macula (Figure 2).
Academic text (2007) -
A computed tomogram (CT) may be helpful if a bone lesion such as otosclerosis or stenosis of the internal auditory canal is considered.
Academic text (1995) -
The tomograms of U CrB, obtained from data collected at different times, illustrate that the structure of circumstellar gas can change dramatically from an accretion disk to a gas-stream distribution, sometimes overnight.
Academic text (2000) -
After the scan, the radiologist analyzed the tomogram for any abnormalities.
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A detailed tomogram showed the precise location of the tumor in the patient's brain.
Synonyms
127
3.4
A picture made with invisible light to show the inside of the body
42
3.2
A medical test that makes detailed pictures of the inside of the body using X-rays
1
3.0
A picture made with X rays that shows the inside of the body
A picture of the inside of the body made with X-rays
A picture made with X-rays that shows the inside of the body
An X-ray image used to look inside a body or object
How Detailed
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8.4
382
3.9
- Specialized
2
6.1
860
1.4
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
tomogram = tomography (semi-transparent) = tomo + gram
For someone who knows 'tomography', 'tomogram' is fairly guessable as the resulting image, but the form change to '-gram' is not a simple everyday English derivation.
Etymology
Tomogram comes from the parts tomo- meaning 'slice' and -gram meaning 'a record' or 'picture', so a tomogram is literally a 'picture of a slice' of the body. Think of slicing a loaf of bread and taking a photo of one slice to see what is inside; that is why a tomogram shows a thin cut through the body.