screen

screen
1. A sheet of any substance used to shield an object from any influence, such as heat, light, x-rays, etc. 2. A sheet upon which an image is projected. 3. Formerly, to make a fluoroscopic examination. 4. In psychoanalysis, concealment, as one image or memory concealing another. SEE ALSO: s. memory. 5. To examine, evaluate; to process a group to select or separate certain individuals from it. 6. A thin layer of crystals that converts x-rays to light photons to expose film; used in a cassette to produce radiographic images on film. [Fr. écran]
- Bjerrum s. SYN: tangent s..
- s.-film contact the closeness and uniformity with which the x-ray film in a cassette lies against the s. (6). Image resolution is dependent on this property.
- fluorescent s. a s. coated with fluorescent crystals such as the calcium tungstate used in the fluoroscope.
- Hess s. a s. used in the measurement of ocular deviation.
- intensifying s. a s. (6) used in radiography.
- multiple marker s. use of two or more markers in the maternal serum to determine the relative risk of an abnormal fetus. SEE ALSO: triple s..
- rare-earth s. an intensifying s. (6) made of a rare-earth oxide phosphor, more efficient than calcium tungstate, especially at the higher kilovoltages used in modern radiography.
- tangent s. a flat, usually black surface used to measure the central 30 degrees of the field of vision. SYN: Bjerrum s..
- triple s. test of maternal serum α-fetoprotein, chorionic gonadotropin, and unconjugated estrogen for indications of increased risk of fetal abnormality, especially trisomy 21.
- vestibular s. a s. made of acrylic resin that covers the labial or buccal surfaces of one or both dental arches; used to treat oral habits and to stimulate tooth movement by using perioral muscle force.

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screen 'skrēn vt to test or examine for the presence of something (as a disease) <\screen patients for prostate cancer> <a test to \screen donor blood for HIV and hepatitis C (Penni Crabtree)>

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(skrēn) 1. a structure resembling a curtain or partition, used as a protection or shield, e.g., against excessive radiation exposure; see also shield. 2. a large flat surface upon which light rays are projected. 3. protective (def. 2). 4. to examine by fluoroscopy (Great Britain). 5. to separate well individuals in a population from those who have an undiagnosed disease, defect, or other pathologic condition or who are at high risk, by means of tests, examinations, or other procedures. See also screening.

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