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transilluminate
[trans-i-loo-muh-neyt, tranz-]
verb (used with object)
transilluminated, transilluminating
to cause light to pass through.
Medicine/Medical.to throw a strong light through (an organ or part) as a means of diagnosis.
transilluminate
/ ˌٰæԳɪˈːɪˌԱɪ /
verb
(tr) med to pass a light through the wall of (a bodily cavity, membrane, etc) in order to detect fluid, lesions, etc
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Other 51Թ Forms
- transillumination noun
- transilluminator noun
- ˌٰԲˌܳˈԲپDz noun
- ˌٰԲˈܳˌԲٴǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of transilluminate1
First recorded in 1885–90; trans- + illuminate
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