tomosynthesis
noun
tomosynthesis is spelled T-O-M-O-S-Y-N-T-H-E-S-I-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tomosynthesis means “The creation of a 3D image of part of the body by digital processing of multiple X-rays” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tomosynthesis is tomosyntheses.
How many letters and syllables are in tomosynthesis?
| Letters | 13: T-O-M-O-S-Y-N-T-H-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 tomosynthesis?
Tomosynthesis appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 tomosynthesis
- tomosyntheses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tomosynthesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The creation of a 3D image of part of the body by digital processing of multiple X-rays.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tomosynthesis come from?
From tomo- + synthesis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).