scintiscanner
[ sin-tuh-skan-er ]
/ ˈsɪn təˌskæn ər /
noun
a device that records the distribution and intensity of an internally administered radiopharmaceutical, producing a scintigram.
Origin of scintiscanner
First recorded in 1950–55;
scinti(llation) +
scanner
OTHER WORDS FROM scintiscanner
scin·ti·scan·ning, nounWords nearby scintiscanner
scintillator,
scintillometer,
scintillon,
scintiphotography,
scintiscan,
scintiscanner,
sciolism,
sciomachy,
sciomancy,
scion,
sciophyte
Medical definitions for scintiscanner
scintiscanner
[ sĭn′tĭ-skăn′ər ]
n.
The apparatus used to make a scintigram.