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CAT scan

noun

an image produced by scanning

- he analyzed the brain scan

- you could see the tumor in the CAT scan

• Syn: ↑scan

• Derivationally related forms: ↑scan (for: ↑scan)

• Hypernyms: ↑picture, ↑image, ↑icon, ↑ikon

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\\ˈkat-, ˌsēˌāˈtē-\ noun

Usage: usually capitalized C&A&T

Etymology: computed axial tomography

: a sectional view of the body made by computed tomography — called also CT scan

• cat scanning noun, usually capitalized C&A&T

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/kat/

1. an examination performed with a CAT scanner.

2. an x-ray image obtained by examination with a CAT scanner.

Also, CT scan.

[1970-75; C(OMPUTERIZED) A(XIAL) T(OMOGRAPHY)]

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CAT scan or CT scan noun

1. An image produced by such a machine

2. An examination with such a machine.

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Main Entry: ↑CAT scanner

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CAT scan UK [ˈkæt ˌskæn] US noun [countable] [singular CAT scan plural CAT scans] medical

a medical test in which computer technology is used for producing an image of the inside of a part of your body, or the image that is produced in this way http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/cat-scan.htm

Thesaurus: medical tests and examinations_hyponym

Variant: CT scan

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CAT scan,

1. an X-ray picture made by computerized axial tomography: »CAT scans depict cross sections or slices of any region of the body as seen looking down through the patient, head to foot (Irwin J. Polk).

2. = CAT scanner. (Cf. ↑CAT scanner)

3. = CAT scanning. (Cf. ↑CAT scanning)

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n. an X-ray image made using computerized axial tomography

Derivatives:

CAT scanner n.

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/ˈkæt-/ noun, pl ⋯ scans [count]

medical : a picture of the inside of a part of your body that is made by a computerized machine — called also CT scan

CAT scanner noun, pl ⋯ -ners [count]

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CAT scan 7 [CAT scan] [ˈkæt skæn] [ˈkæt skæn] (also ˌCˈT scan) noun

a medical examination that uses a computer to produce an image of the inside of sb's body from ↑X-ray or ↑ultrasound pictures