Meaning of MRI | Babel Free

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1. Initialism of magnetic resonance imaging.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, especially, initialism, uncountable
2. Ellipsis of MRI scan (“magnetic resonance imaging scan”), an MRI radiogram, an initialism of magnetic resonance image
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
3. Ellipsis of MRI machine (“magnetic resonance imaging machine”), an MRI radiograph, initialism of magnetic resonance imager.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

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“Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure⟳, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.”

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