scintigraphy

English

Etymology

scinti(llation) +‎ -graphy

Noun

scintigraphy (usually uncountable, plural scintigraphies)

1. (medicine) A radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones

   Synonym: scintiphotography

Derived terms

• angioscintigraphy
• cholescintigraphy
• scintigraphic
• tomoscintigraphy

 

Translations

a radiographic technique using radioactive tracers

• Czech: scintigrafie f
• French: scintigraphie (fr) f
• German: Szintigrafie (de) f
• Italian: scintigrafia (it) f
• Polish: scyntygrafia (pl) f
• Romanian: scintigrafie (ro) f
• Swedish: scintigrafi