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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