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computed tomography

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


noun 
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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.

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