also: トモグラフィ
noun
tomography
Technical term for imaging by sections, used in medical and scientific contexts. Often appears in compounds like CT (コンピュータ断層撮影).
医者はトモグラフィーを使って腫瘍の位置を確認した。
The doctor used tomography to locate the tumor.
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'tomography'.
Variant without the long vowel; also used, but less common.
Native Japanese term for tomography; more formal and often used in medical reports.
Loanword from English 'tomography', derived from Greek 'tomos' (slice) + 'graphia' (writing).