drawing of ground plans
Synonym: tomography. ... Origin: L. Planum, plane, + G. Graphe, a writing ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(plә-nig´rә-fe) a method of body section radiography that shows in detail structures lying in a predetermined plane of the body while blurring structures in other planes, produced by movement of the film and x-ray tube in certain specified directions. adj., planigraph´ic., adj.
Type: Term Pronunciation: pla-nig′ră-fē Synonyms: tomography