photofluorography

[ foh-toh-floo-rog-ruh-fee, -flaw-, -floh- ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ flʊˈrɒg rə fi, -flɔ-, -floʊ- /

noun

photography of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination, used in x-ray examination of the lungs of large groups of people.
Also called fluorography.

Origin of photofluorography

First recorded in 1940–45; photo- + fluoro- + -graphy

British Dictionary definitions for photofluorography

photofluorography
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊflʊəˈrɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

med the process of taking a photograph (photofluorogram) of a fluoroscopic image: used in diagnostic screening

Medical definitions for photofluorography

photofluorography
[ fō′tō-flu-rŏgrə-fē, -flô- ]

n.

The photographic record of x-ray images produced by a fluoroscope. fluorography

Other words from photofluorography

pho′to•fluor′o•graphic (-flur′ə-grăfĭk, -flôr′-) adj.