scin|tig|ra|phy

scin|tig|ra|phy
scin|tig|ra|phy «sihn TIHG ruh fee», noun.
a means of obtaining diagnostic pictures of internal organs by administering radioisotopes to the patient and subsequently recording their distribution with a device related to the scintillation counter.
[< scinti(llation) + -graphy]

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