Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

positron emission tomography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: positron e-mis-sion -to-mog-ra-phy
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

26

Letters

7

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical imaging technique which detects the gamma rays produced by positrons emitted from injected radionuclides.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

positron emission tomographies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

positron-emission tomography SPECT XRCT

Synonyms

PET

Questions

What does positron emission tomography mean?: A medical imaging technique which detects the gamma rays produced by positrons emitted from injected radionuclides.

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