Laboratory Procedure
densitometry
[ den-si-tom-eh-tree ]
Subclass of:
Photometry
Definitions related to densitometry:
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Determination of variations in density by comparison with that of another material, or with a certain standard.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The measurement of the density of a material by measuring the amount of light or radiation passing through (or absorbed by) the material.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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