Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magnetic resonance imaging

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: mag-net-ic res-o-nance imag-ing
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.

Uncountable

noun

An instance of this technique being used; an image made using this technique.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Confirmation of the condition is made through radiographs, bone scans, or magnetic resonance imagings (MRI’s)."
"I had blood tests for HIV, hepatitis and scores of other illnesses, and two MRIs (magnetic resonance imagings, which show internal organs) to rule out cancer."
"Follow-up magnetic resonance imagings showed some shrinkage of the tumor in one patient, but no complete radiological remission."

Usage

Inflected Forms

magnetic resonance imagings (plural)

Phrases

functional magnetic resonance imaging nuclear magnetic resonance

Frequently Paired Words

nuclear magnetic resonance magnetic-resonance imaging US ultrasonography CT computed tomography PET positron emission tomography

Synonyms

MRI

Questions

What does magnetic resonance imaging mean?: A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.

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