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CAT scan
CAT scan [ kát skàn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. North America diagnostic X-ray scan: a diagnostic radiological scan in which cross-sectional images of a part of the body are formed through computerized axial tomography and shown on a computer screen
2. medicine 
Same as  CAT scanner
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