| Health / Medical Topics |
Fiberoptic Device Component
Definition 1
A device made with thin glass fibers as a conduit for transmission of light. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Describes the use of a coated, thin, clear, glass or plastic fiber that can carry light and send information, including images. In medicine, flexible fiberoptic instruments are used to look inside the body. Fiberoptics are also used to deliver laser light to tumors injected with a type of drug that kills cancer cells when it is exposed to laser light. (NCI Dictionary)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
A device designed for cutting an optical fiber and processing the ends for attachment.
A material designed to form an outer protective surface on an optical fiber.
Describes the use of a coated, thin, clear, glass or plastic fiber that can carry light and send information, including images. In…
A device designed to assist in installation of fiberoptic cables.
A light, with glass or plastic fibers which have special optical properties usually attached to a dental handpiece that is intended to…
Fluorescent in situ hybridization performed on uncondensed DNA strands. Due to the extended nature of the target DNA this procedure provides…
