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scan

scan

382 3.9
An image of the inside of the body made by a medical machine
  • noun
  • /skæn/
translation icon : escaneo
  • We're just gonna say that you found it in a routine bone scan - after a hairline fracture in your ankle.
  • CT scan
  • tomography scan
  • axial CT scan

I had that scan, the seven week and two day scan on a Monday.

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Examples

  • I have a PET scan and SPECT scheduled.

  • In the case of Julie, the scan was entirely normal.

  • I had that scan, the seven week and two day scan on a Monday.

  • So they basically did a scan of the dog's brain.

  • Based on what you just said... l think it's pretty obvious that a brain scan is in order.

  • They've sent me here for an MRI scan.

  • In fact, brain scans have shown that social rejection creates virtually identical brain activity as physical assault.

  • Second, they usually require two separate CT scans, which contributes to inconvenience as well as cost.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Her CT scan's negative, no focus of bleeding, only a cerebral edema.

  • The doctor explained that the scan would help diagnose any issues with my health.

Synonyms

X-ray
vsscan
  • Specialized
127 3.4

A picture made with invisible light to show the inside of the body

is a medical image used mainly in clinical exams rather than security uses
CAT scan
vsscan
  • Specialized
42 3.2

A medical test that makes detailed pictures of the inside of the body using X-rays

is a general medical image type not the specific tomography method
X-ray picture
vsscan
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A picture made with X rays that shows the inside of the body

is produced by nonradiation imaging devices used in medical exams
X-ray photograph
vsscan
  • Specialized
3.7

A picture of the inside of the body made with X-rays

is created by different imaging devices not using ionizing radiation

Compounds

CAT scan
  • Specialized
42 3.2

A medical test that makes detailed pictures of the inside of the body using X-rays

CT scan
  • Specialized
26 3.2

A medical test using X-rays and a computer to make detailed images of the inside of the body

6.8

A scan that uses sound waves to make a picture of the back of the eye

3.2

A careful, detailed look at something to show its main facts

7.7

A screen divided into top and bottom halves that update at the same time to work faster

6.2

An ultrasound test that measures the length of the eyeball before eye surgery

finger scan
  • Specialized
3.5

A way to identify a person by using a machine that reads the patterns on their fingertip

How Detailed

magnetic resonance imaging
  • Specialized
3 3.7
CT scan
  • Specialized
26 3.2
scan
382 3.9
to x-ray
30 3.8
ultrasound
  • Specialized
109 4.1

Surface Forms

scan singular
scans plural

Etymology

Scan (sense 1): The medical meaning of scan comes from the idea of moving step by step to make a picture; it goes back to the old Latin root scandere which means 'to climb', the same root as ascend, so a scanner 'climbs' across the body to build an image.