noun
a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
• Syn: ↑computed tomography, ↑CT, ↑computerized axial tomography, ↑computed axial tomography, ↑CAT
• Hypernyms: ↑X-raying, ↑X-radiation
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nounUseful english dictionary. 2012.