cat scan

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kat skan]
- /kæt skæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kat skan]
- /kæt skæn/

Definitions of cat scan words

abbreviation CAT SCAN CT scan 3
noun cat scan an examination performed with a CAT scanner. 1
noun cat scan an x-ray image obtained by examination with a CAT scanner. 1
noun cat scan diagnostic imaging technique 1
noun cat scan Computed axial tomography scan. 0

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Origin of cat scan

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

1970-75; c(omputerized) a(xial) t(omography)

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Parts of speech for Cat scan

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cat scan popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for cat scan

noun cat scan

x-ray — Physics. Often, x-rays. a form of electromagnetic radiation, similar to light but of shorter wavelength and capable of penetrating solids and of ionizing gases. such radiation having wavelengths in the range of approximately 0.1–10 nm.
ct scan — a scan done by a computerized tomography scanner
brain scan — an examination of the brain, using radiological scanning techniques, used in medical diagnosis and scientific research
computerized axial tomography — the process of producing a CAT scan.

All 4 Synonyms of cat scan