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IRM
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The scan that photographs the inside of the body in a big noisy tunnel. The prescription says « IRM du genou », and you often wait several weeks for an appointment.
How it is said
i-èr-èm
Gender and article
une IRM · feminine
Where you meet it
A prescription, a radiology appointment letter, a conversation at the doctor's.
Example
Prescription : IRM du genou droit, sans injection.
Prescription: MRI (IRM) of the right knee, without contrast.
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Watch out
Feminine: une IRM, passer une IRM. The letters are not those of English MRI: same scan, reversed order.