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CAT scanner

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CAT scanner
n.
A device that produces cross-sectional views of an internal body structure using computerized axial tomography. Also called CT scanner.
CAT scanner [kæt]
n
(Medicine) former name for CT scanner
[(C)omputerized (A)xial (T)omography]
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Noun1.CAT scanner - a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes
computerized axial tomography scanner
tomograph - X-ray machine in which a computer builds a detailed image of a particular plane through an object from multiple X-ray measurements
Translations
CAT scanner [ˈkætˌskænəʳ] n (Med) → apparecchiatura per la TAC f inv
CAT scanner [ˈkætˌskænəʳ] n (Med) → apparecchiatura per la TAC f inv


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