brain scan

BrE: /breɪn skæn/

Definition

Definition of brain scan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medicine

TECH.

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

TECH.

The doctor ordered a brain scan to check for internal bleeding.
The brain scan revealed a small but treatable tumor.
Her neurologist compared the new brain scan with last year's images.

cleaned

hoovered

suctioned

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Expressions with brain

brain freeze

pain in the head from something cold

Eating ice cream too fast gave me a brain freeze.

big brain

person with exceptional intelligence or knowledge

She is the big brain behind the project.

brain fog

state of mental confusion or lack of clarity

After the long meeting, I felt a bit of brain fog.

brain rot

mental decline due to excessive media consumption

Watching too much TV can lead to brain rot.

pick someone's brain

ask someone knowledgeable for information or advice

I need to pick your brain about this project.

rack one's brain

struggle to think hard or remember something

She had to rack her brain to solve the puzzle.

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.

CT scan

medical test using X-rays to make body images

The doctor ordered a CT scan of her head.

bone scan

medical imaging of bones using radioactive material

The doctor recommended a bone scan to check for fractures.

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.

Terms with brain scan included in their meaning

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mind-reading

neurotechnology

use of technology to detect or scan brain activity

DTI

acr.

acr: Diffusion Tensor Imaging

medical scan showing brain structure and connections

echoencephalogram

brain scan

image of the brain made using ultrasound waves

encephalogram

brain scan

image of the brain from encephalography

MEG

abbr.

abr: magnetoencephalography

brain scan using magnetic fields

VBM

acr.

acr: Voxel-Based Morphometry

brain scan method using 3D images

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French:scanner cérébral, ...
German:Gehirnscan, ...
Italian:scansione cerebrale, ...
Spanish:escáner cerebral, ...
Portuguese:ressonância magnética cerebral, ...
Chinese:脑部扫描, ...
Japanese:脳スキャン, ...
Arabic:تَصْوير الدِّماغ, ...
Hebrew:סְרִיקַת מוֹחַ, ...
Russian:сканирование мозга, ...
Ukrainian:сканування мозку, ...
Hindi:ब्रेन स्कैन, ...
Bengali:মস্তিষ্কের স্ক্যান, ...
Catalan:escàner cerebral, ...
Czech:vyšetření mozku, ...
Danish:hjernescanning, ...
Dutch:hersenscan, ...
Greek:απεικονιστική εξέταση εγκεφάλου, ...
Hungarian:agyi képalkotó vizsgálat, ...
Khmer:ការស្កេនខួរក្បាល, ...
Korean:뇌 스캔, ...
Persian:اسکن مغز, ...
Polish:skan mózgu, ...
Portuguese (BR):exame de imagem do cérebro, ...
Romanian:scanare cerebrală, ...
Swedish:hjärnskanning, ...
Thai:การสแกนสมอง, ...
Turkish:beyin taraması, ...
Vietnamese:chụp não, ...

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