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CT scan
- a noninvasive method of diagnosing disorders of the body, esp. of the soft tissues, including the brain: it uses a computerized combination of many tomograms to form an image
- the image so formed
Origin: c(omputerized) t(omography)
Related Forms:
- CT scanner noun
- CT scanning noun
See CT scan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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