bone scan

boʊn skæn

Definition

Definition of bone scan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

skeleton check

TECH.

medical imaging of bones using radioactive material

TECH.

The doctor recommended a bone scan to check for fractures.
A bone scan can detect cancer spread in bones.
She underwent a bone scan to diagnose osteoporosis.

examination

imaging

scan

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Expressions with bone

crazy bone

ulnar nerve by the elbow that causes sharp pain or tingling

I hit my crazy bone on the table and my arm tingled.

funny bone

ulnar nerve at the elbow causing tingling when hit

I accidentally hit my funny bone on the table.

bone up

study intensively to refresh knowledge

She needs to bone up on her math before the test.

bone idle

adj.

extremely lazy or unwilling to work

He is bone idle and never helps around the house.

bone up on

study intensively or review

She needs to bone up on her French before the trip.

like a dog with a bone

exp.

stubborn and persistent, refusing to give up easily

He was like a dog with a bone, never stopping until he solved the problem.

Expressions with scan

scan through

look quickly without reading in detail

I scan through the documents before the meeting..

that line doesn't scan

exp.

seem illogical or not make sense in an argument or statement

If your alibi changed twice, that line doesn't scan.

it does not scan

exp.

does not make sense or is not logical

His explanation is confusing because it does not scan logically.

quick scan

short fast look at something to check main details or problems

Give the report a quick scan before the meeting starts.

body scan

mindfulness practice of scanning the body for sensations

During the meditation session, we did a body scan to relax.

brain scan

medical test that produces detailed pictures of the inside of the brain

The doctor ordered a brain scan to check for internal bleeding.

CT scan

medical test using X-rays to make body images

The doctor ordered a CT scan of her head.

finger scan

biometric identification using electronic fingerprint scanning

The phone unlocks with a finger scan.

ultrasound scan

medical test using sound waves to create pictures of inside the body

She had an ultrasound scan to check the baby's development.

PET scan

abbr.

medical test using a scanner to see inside the body

The doctor ordered a PET scan for more details.

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bone window

medical

CT scan setting enhancing bone visibility

DEXA

abbr.

abr: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

scan that measures bone density using X-rays

DXA

acr.

acr: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

scan to check bone health

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French:scintigraphie osseuse, ...
German:Knochenszintigraphie, ...
Italian:scintigrafia ossea, ...
Spanish:gammagrafía ósea, ...
Portuguese:cintilografia óssea, ...
Chinese:骨扫描, ...
Japanese:骨スキャン, ...
Arabic:مَسْح العِظام, ...
Hebrew:מִפּוּי עֲצָמוֹת, ...
Russian:сканирование костей, ...
Ukrainian:сканування кісток, ...
Hindi:हड्डी स्कैन, ...
Bengali:বোন স্ক্যান, ...
Catalan:gammagrafia òssia, ...
Czech:scintigrafie kostí, ...
Danish:knoglescanning, ...
Dutch:botscan, ...
Greek:σπινθηρογραφία οστών, ...
Hungarian:csontszcintigráfia, ...
Khmer:ការស្កេនឆ្អឹង, ...
Korean:뼈 스캔, ...
Persian:اسکن استخوان, ...
Polish:scyntygrafia kości, ...
Portuguese (BR):cintilografia óssea, ...
Romanian:scintigrafie osoasă, ...
Swedish:benscanning, ...
Thai:การสแกนกระดูก, ...
Turkish:kemik taraması, ...
Vietnamese:chụp xạ hình xương, ...

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Definition of bone scan - Reverso English Dictionary

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