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functional magnetic resonance imagingA brain imaging technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes in blood flow

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A brain imaging technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes in blood flow

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfʌŋkʃənl mæɡˈnetɪk ˈrezənəns ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 혈류 변화를 감지하여 뇌 활동을 측정하는 뇌 영상 기술

Korean pronunciation: **펑**셔널 맥**네**틱 **레**저넌스 **이**미징

Example Sentences

  • The student fell asleep during the 2-hour functional magnetic resonance imaging session, which ironically gave researchers perfect data about the sleeping brain.
  • Scientists use functional magnetic resonance imaging to understand how different brain regions communicate with each other.
  • The functional magnetic resonance imaging revealed that her brain lit up like a Christmas tree when she saw pictures of puppies.

functional magnetic resonance imaging

NOUN

//ˈfʌŋkʃənl mæɡˈnetɪk ˈrezənəns ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ//

A brain imaging technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes in blood flow

functional magnetic resonance imaging concept
💡 Concept

A brain imaging technique that measures brain activity by detecting changes in blood flow

functional magnetic resonance imaging rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Brain imaging while managing the team with expertise!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfʌŋkʃənl mæɡˈnetɪk ˈrezənəns ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfʌŋkʃənl mæɡˈnetɪk ˈrezənəns ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootfunction + magnet + resonate + image
Suffix--al, -ic, -ance, -ing

Origin

복합 전문 용어로 각 단어의 어원이 조합된 형태입니다. 'functional'은 라틴어 'functio(수행)'에서, 'magnetic'은 그리스어 'magnes(자석)'에서, 'resonance'는 라틴어 'resonare(울리다)'에서, 'imaging'은 라틴어 'imago(모습)'에서 유래했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

imagingmanagingdamaging

🔗Collocations

fMRI scan
conduct fMRI
fMRI data
fMRI study
real-time fMRI
fMRI signal

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The student fell asleep during the 2-hour functional magnetic resonance imaging session, which ironically gave researchers perfect data about the sleeping brain.

Scientists use functional magnetic resonance imaging to understand how different brain regions communicate with each other.

😄 Fun example

The functional magnetic resonance imaging revealed that her brain lit up like a Christmas tree when she saw pictures of puppies.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

fMRIfunctional MRIblood oxygen level dependent imagingBOLD imaging

Related

MRIbrain scanneuroimagingneurosciencebrain activitymedical imaging

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