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functional magnetic resonance imaging

functional magnetic resonance imaging noun: a form of magnetic resonance imaging that records the flow of blood to areas of the brain when the patient is undertaking a specific neural activity.

Noun

functional magnetic resonance imaging (uncountable, abbreviation fMRI)

  1. A form of magnetic resonance imaging that records the flow of blood to areas of the brain when the patient is undertaking a specific neural activity.
    • The women underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures changes in blood flow that happen with brain activity, while being shown images of their grandchild, another child they didn’t know, an adult they didn’t know, and the same-sex parent of their grandchild.2021 November 19, Madeline Holcombe, “Is your mom warmer with her grandkids than with you? A new study says blame biology”, in CNN

Forms of functional magnetic resonance imaging

abbreviationfMRI
alternative formfunctional magnetic-resonance imaging

Questions about functional magnetic resonance imaging

What does functional magnetic resonance imaging mean?
Functional magnetic resonance imaging means a form of magnetic resonance imaging that records the flow of blood to areas of the brain when the patient is undertaking a specific neural activity.
What part of speech is functional magnetic resonance imaging?
Functional magnetic resonance imaging is a noun.

Words near functional magnetic resonance imaging in the dictionary

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