scintigraphy
noun
scintigraphy is spelled S-C-I-N-T-I-G-R-A-P-H-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scintigraphy means “A radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scintigraphy is scintigraphies.
How many letters and syllables are in scintigraphy?
| Letters | 12: S-C-I-N-T-I-G-R-A-P-H-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is scintigraphy?
Scintigraphy appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of scintigraphy
- scintigraphies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scintigraphy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A radiographic technique, using radioactive tracers, for the diagnosis of injuries to bones
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scintigraphy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a radiographic technique using radioactive tracers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | scintigraphie |
| German | Szintigrafie |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does scintigraphy come from?
From scinti(llation) + -graphy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).