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computerized tomography

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computerized tomography
n. Abbr. CT
Computerized axial tomography.
computerized tomography
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(Medicine) Med a radiological technique that produces images of cross sections through a patient's body using low levels of radiation Also called (esp US) computed tomography Abbreviation CT See also CT scanner
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Noun1.computerized tomography - a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
computed axial tomography, computed tomography, computerized axial tomography, CT, CAT
X-raying, X-radiation - obtaining images by the use of X rays


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