noun
obtaining images by the use of X rays
• Syn: ↑X-radiation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑x-ray
• Hypernyms: ↑imaging, ↑tomography
• Hyponyms: ↑computerized tomography, ↑computed tomography, ↑CT, ↑computerized axial tomography, ↑computed axial tomography, ↑CAT
Useful english dictionary. 2012.