CAT scanner

[ kat-skan-er ]

nounComputers, Medicine/Medical.

a specialized x-ray instrument that displays computerized cross-sectional images (CAT scans) of the body, providing a noninvasive means of visualizing the brain, lungs, liver, spleen, and other soft tissue.

Origin of CAT scanner

First recorded in 1980–85; CAT scan + -er¹

Also called CT scan·ner [see-tee-skan-er] /ˈsiˈti ˌskæn ər/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for CAT scanner

CAT scanner

/ (kæt) /

noun

former name for CT scanner

Origin of CAT scanner

C20: (C) omputerized (A) xial (T) omography

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