n, pl  -tries  :  the use of an absorptiometer to determine the amount of radiation absorbed (as by living tissue) - see DUAL ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY DUAL PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY SINGLE PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter 
 
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