tomograph

noun

X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements

Roots

tometomo- · Greek · cut, section, slice graphein-graph · Greek · to write, record

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The word tomograph breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: tomo, from Greek tome (“cut, section, slice”); and -graph, from Greek graphein (“to write, record”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.