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DXA

DXA is the initialism of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Meaning of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Noun

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (uncountable)

  1. A method of measuring bone mineral density utilising the absorption from two X-ray beams with different energy levels aimed at a bone and subtracting the soft tissue absorption.
    Synonyms:
    DEXA, DXA

Synonyms of DXA

Phrases with DXA

Questions about DXA

What is DXA the initialism of?
DXA is the initialism of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.

Words near DXA in the dictionary

  1. dx'ed
  2. dx'ing
  3. dx's
  4. DX-pedition
  5. DX-peditions
  6. DXA
  7. DXA scan
  8. DXed
  9. DXer
  10. DXers
  11. DXing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: DXA (page history and authors); dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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