Planigraphy
[pley-ni-graf, -grahf, plan-i-] /ˈpleɪ nɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈplæn ɪ-/
noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
an x-ray photograph in which a given plane of the body is well defined and those above and below it purposely out of focus.
planigraphy pla·nig·ra·phy (plə-nĭg’rə-fē)
n.
See tomography.
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