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retroillumination

retroillumination noun: the examination of a body part, or a tissue sample, by shining light from directly behind it.

Noun

retroillumination (uncountable)

  1. The examination of a body part, or a tissue sample, by shining light from directly behind it.

Origin of retroillumination

From retro- + illumination.

Questions about retroillumination

What does retroillumination mean?
Retroillumination means the examination of a body part, or a tissue sample, by shining light from directly behind it.
What part of speech is retroillumination?
Retroillumination is a noun.

Words near retroillumination in the dictionary

  1. retrohoming
  2. retroilluminate
  3. retroilluminated
  4. retroilluminates
  5. retroilluminating
  6. retroillumination
  7. retroincompetent
  8. retroinfection
  9. retroinfections
  10. retroinfundibular
  11. retroinhibition

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