CT SCAN


Meaning of CT SCAN in English

I. CAT scan /ˈkæt ˌskæn/ BrE AmE ( also CT scan ) noun [countable]

a medical examination in which an image of the inside of someone’s body is produced on a computer using X-RAYS

—CAT scanner noun [countable]

II. CT scan /ˌsiː ˈtiː skæn, ˈkæt skæn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

another name for a ↑ CAT scan

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