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tomosynthesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
to-mosyn-the-sis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The creation of a 3D image of part of the body by digital processing of multiple X-rays.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tomo- + synthesis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tomosyntheses (plural)

Derived Forms

tomosynthetic tomosynthetically

Phrases

computed tomography

Frequently Paired Words

computed tomography CT tomography

Questions

What does tomosynthesis mean?
The creation of a 3D image of part of the body by digital processing of multiple X-rays.
Where does tomosynthesis come from?
From tomo- + synthesis.

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