SCAN

[noun] [C]I gave the book a quick scan (= I looked through it quickly), but it seemed rather technical so I decided not to buy it.A scan is also a medical examination in which an image of the inside of the body is made using a special machine.He was understandably worried when his doctor told him he would have to have a brain scan.A pregnant woman often has an ultrasound scan to check that her baby is developing normally.