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dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
du-al-en-er-gy x-ray ab-sorp-tiom-e-try
IPA
52
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
10
Syllables
17
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of measuring bone mineral density utilising the absorption from two X-ray beams with different energy levels aimed at a bone and subtracting the soft tissue absorption.

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Usage

Derived Forms

DEXA DXA

Frequently Paired Words

BMD bone densitometry bone density bone mineral densitometry bone mineral density osteodensitometry

Synonyms

DEXA DXA

Questions

What does dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry mean?
A method of measuring bone mineral density utilising the absorption from two X-ray beams with different energy levels aimed at a bone and subtracting the soft tissue absorption.

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