MRI

noun MRIs

1. abbreviation, countable, especially, initialism, uncountable Initialism of magnetic resonance imaging Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting
2. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of MRI scan (“magnetic resonance imaging scan”), an MRI radiogram, an initialism of magnetic resonance image
3. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of MRI machine (“magnetic resonance imaging machine”), an MRI radiograph, initialism of magnetic resonance imager.

Similar: MR

verb MRIs · MRIing · MRIed

1. rare, transitive To take an MRI scan of. When the delirium stopped and it was safe to take Versed, her doctors doped her up and she managed to endure the MRI, on condition that I remain with her all the time. They MRIed her skull for thirty minutes, and two days later MRIed her spine for an hour.