What does "tomographic" mean?

Of or pertaining to imaging by the method of rotating a radiation source and the accompanying sensor so that areas outside the required plane of investigation are not in focus.

What is a synonym for "tomographic"?

Common synonyms include: laminographic, laminographic.

Tomographic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to imaging by the method of rotating a radiation source and the accompanying sensor so that areas outside the required plane of investigation are not in focus. not-comparable
"The patient was examined using a positron emission tomographic system."

Synonyms

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laminographic laminographic

Example

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"I was hospitalized for a month around the spring of 1995. Doctors had to make a tomographic scan of my brain."

Etymology

From tomography + -ic.

Related phrases

computed tomography

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