absorptiometry

noun ab·sorp·ti·om·e·try \əb-ˌsȯrp-shē-ˈä-mə-trē, -ˌzȯrp-\

Definition of ABSORPTIOMETRY

: measurement of the amount of radiation absorbed (as by living tissue) especially to determine density — compare dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

absorption + -metry

First Known Use: 1951

Medical Dictionary

noun ab·sorp·ti·om·e·try \-ˈäm-ə-trē\

plural ab·sorp·ti·om·e·tries

: the use of an absorptiometer to determine the amount of radiation absorbed (as by living tissue)—see dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, dual photon absorptiometry, single photon absorptiometry

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