Gastrointestinal Procedures

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noun a medical imaging technique that uses X-rays to obtain real-time moving images of the internal structures of a patient's body

  • Fluoroscopy is a medical imaging technique that uses X-rays to obtain real-time moving images of the internal structures of a patient's body.
  • They used fluoroscopy to see inside his stomach and figure out what was causing his pain.
  • The doctor took a peek with the fluoroscopy machine to see what was going on in there.
  • Her intuition acted like a fluoroscopy, allowing her to see beneath the surface of people's words and actions.

noun tube - a long, hollow cylindrical object used for various purposes such as transport or containment

  • The abbott-miller tube is a specialized piece of equipment used in scientific research for precise measurements.
  • Hey, have you seen the abbott-miller tube in the lab? It looks pretty high-tech.
  • I heard the abbott-miller tube is the bomb for getting accurate readings in experiments.
  • Her precision in decision-making is like the abbott-miller tube in a lab setting.