absorptiometry

əbˌsɔːrpʃiˈɒmətri

Definition

Definition of absorptiometry - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

measurement of bone density using X-rays

TECH.

The doctor recommended absorptiometry to check her bone health.

chemistry

TECH.

analysis using an absorptiometer in chemistry

TECH.

The lab conducted absorptiometry to study the solution's properties.

spectrophotometry

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Origin of absorptiometry

Latin, absorptio (absorption) + metria (measure)

Terms with absorptiometry included in their meaning

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DEXA

abbr.

abr: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

scan that measures bone density using X-rays

DXA

acr.

acr: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

scan to check bone health

Examples of absorptiometry in a sentence

Researchers rely on absorptiometry for accurate bone density data.
Absorptiometry was crucial in determining the compound's concentration.
Researchers used absorptiometry for accurate chemical analysis.

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French:absorptiométrie, analyse par absorptiomètre, ...
German:Absorptiometrie, ...
Italian:absorptiometria, assorptiometria, ...
Spanish:absorciometría, ...
Portuguese:absorciometria, ...
Chinese:骨密度测量, 吸收光谱法, ...
Japanese:吸光度測定, 吸光分析, ...
Arabic:قِياسُ كَثافَةِ العِظامِ, الاِمْتِصَاصِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:מְדִידַת צְפִיפוּת עֶצֶם, מְדִידַת הַסְּפִיגָה, ...
Russian:абсорбциометрия, ...
Ukrainian:абсорціометрія, ...
Hindi:एब्जॉर्प्शियोमेट्री, एब्जॉर्प्टियोमेट्री, ...
Bengali:শোষণমিতি, অ্যাবসর্পটিওমেট্রি, ...
Catalan:absorciometria, ...
Czech:absorpciometrie, absorptiometrie, ...
Danish:absorptiometri, ...
Dutch:absorptiometrie, absorptieanalyse, ...
Greek:απορροφησιομετρία, ...
Hungarian:csontdenzitometria, abszorpciós mérés, ...
Khmer:ការវាស់ដង់ស៊ីតេឆ្អឹងដោយប្រើកាំរស្មីអ៊ិច, វិធីវិភាគគីមីដោយប្រើឧបករណ៍វាស់ការស្រូប, ...
Korean:골밀도 측정, 흡광도 측정, ...
Persian:جذب‌سنجی, ...
Polish:absorpcjometria, ...
Portuguese (BR):densitometria, análise por absorciômetro, ...
Romanian:absorptiometrie, ...
Swedish:absorptiometri, absorptionsanalys, ...
Thai:การวัดความหนาแน่นของกระดูก, การวิเคราะห์ด้วยการดูดซับ, ...
Turkish:absorpsiyometri, ...
Vietnamese:đo hấp thụ, phép đo hấp thụ, ...

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