Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
compulsive
compulsory
compulsory purchase
compunction
compurgation
computation
computationally secure
compute
computed tomography
computer
computer-aided design
computer-aided engineering
computer animation
computer conferencing
computer crime
computer dating
computer edit
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

computed tomography

com·put·ed to·mog·ra·phy [ kəm pytəd to móggrəfee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
technique for producing images of body: a technique for producing images of cross-sections of the body. A computer processes data from X-rays penetrating the body from many directions and projects the results on a screen. This is the technology used when conducting a CT scan.

Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft