Meaning & use
tomogram
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An image representing a single cross-sectional slice through a solid object, produced by tomography.
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The radiologist examined each tomogram from the CT scan for signs of a fracture.
Researchers stacked hundreds of tomograms to build a 3D model of the fossil.
A note on using this word
Comes from Greek "tomos" (a cutting or slice) plus "-gram" (something written or recorded), reflecting its role in imaging internal slices of an object.
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cross-section imageCT slice
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