Definition of CAT scan - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: Computerized Axial Tomography scan

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medical test using X-rays to see inside the body

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The doctor ordered a CAT scan for my head injury.

CT scan

abr: Computed Axial Tomography scan

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medical scan that shows detailed body images

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The doctor ordered a CAT scan.

computed tomography

CT scan

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Examples of CAT scan in a sentence

A CAT scan can detect internal injuries.
She went to the hospital for a CAT scan.
A CAT scan revealed the injury.

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French:scanner, TDM, ...
German:CT, ...
Italian:TAC, ...
Spanish:TAC, ...
Portuguese:TAC, ...
Chinese:计算机轴向断层扫描, 一种显示身体详细图像的医学扫描技术, ...
Japanese:CATスキャン, CT, ...
Arabic:تَصْوِير مَقْطَعِي مُحَوْسَب, أَشِعَّة مَقْطَعِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:סִי טִי, ...
Russian:КТ, ...
Ukrainian:комп'ютерна осьова томографія, КТ-сканування, ...
Hindi:सीटी स्कैन, कम्प्यूटेड अक्षीय टोमोग्राफी स्कैन, ...
Bengali:কম্পিউটারাইজড অ্যাক্সিয়াল টোমোগ্রাফি স্ক্যান, ক্যাট স্ক্যান, ...
Catalan:TAC, ...
Czech:CT, tomografické vyšetření, ...
Danish:CT-scanning, CT, ...
Dutch:CT-scan, ...
Greek:Αξονική Τομογραφία, ιατρική σάρωση με λεπτομερείς εικόνες σώματος, ...
Hungarian:CT, rétegfelvételes vizsgálat, ...
Khmer:ការស្កេនស៊ីធី, ការថតស្កេនកុំព្យូទ័រផ្នែកវេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ, ...
Korean:CT, ...
Persian:سی‌تی اسکن, سی‌تی‌اسکن, ...
Polish:tomografia komputerowa, TK, ...
Portuguese (BR):TC, ...
Romanian:CT, ...
Swedish:CT, ...
Thai:ซีเอตี สแกน, ซีทีสแกน, ...
Turkish:BT, Bilgisayarlı Eksenel Tomografi, ...
Vietnamese:chụp CT, CAT scan, ...

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