"optical coherence tomography" meaning in All languages combined

See optical coherence tomography on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: OCT [abbreviation]
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  1. (medicine) A noninvasive imaging test that uses light waves to capture high-resolution, cross-sectional pictures of the tissue within the eyes. Wikidata QID: Q899552 Tags: uncountable Derived forms: doppler optical coherence tomography, dual-axis optical coherence tomography, endoscopic optical coherence tomography, intracoronary optical coherence tomography, spectroscopic optical coherence tomography

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