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scintigraphy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
scintig-ra-phy
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones

Uncountable

Etymology

From scinti(llation) + -graphy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

scintigraphies (plural)

Derived Forms

angioscintigraphy cholescintigraphy scintigraphic tomoscintigraphy

Synonyms

scintiphotography

Questions

What does scintigraphy mean?
A radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones
Where does scintigraphy come from?
From scinti(llation) + -graphy.

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