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COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
CAT; computed axial tomography; computed tomography; computerized axial tomography; computerized tomography; CT
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("computerized tomography" is a kind of...):
X-radiation; X-raying (obtaining images by the use of X rays)
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