CT scanning

Variant of CT scan

CT scan definition

CT scan

  1. 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
  2. the image so formed

Etymology: c(omputerized) t(omography)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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