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

But whereas an X-ray machine cost $50 in 1896, today's CAT scanner may run to $700,000 or more.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are few kidney dialysis machines, and most physicians have not seen a CAT scanner, the computerized X-ray machine that is the rage among doctors in the West.

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