CAT scanner

CAT scanner definition - medical

CAT scanner

noun
A device that uses computerized axial tomography to produce cross-sectional views of an internal body structure. Also called CT scanner.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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