CAT scanner

American  

[kat skan-er] / ˈkæt ˌskæn ər /

noun

Computers, Medicine/Medical.

1. 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.

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CAT scanner British  

/ kæt /

noun

1. former name for CT scanner

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Etymology

Origin of CAT scanner

First recorded in 1980–85; CAT scan ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

While mummies, among other large artifacts, generally get the CAT scanner treatment, according to Steuber, it’s a special treat to have access to this type of scan for Korean art.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2012

Seventy-six years later, the computerized axial tomography, or CAT, scanner, hailed as the greatest advance in radiology since the discovery of X rays, appeared on the medical scene.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now K�pcke's career has been brought to an abrupt halt by an X-ray device known as the CAT scanner.

From Time Magazine Archive

They share a Nobel Prize for pioneering the CAT scanner They had never met, never corresponded.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before coming to Wipro, Paul managed GE’s CAT scanner business out of Milwaukee.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman