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  • CT
    CT
    abbreviation
    central time.
  • ct.
    ct.
    abbreviation
    carat; carats.
  • Ct.
    Ct.
    abbreviation
    Connecticut.
  • C.T.
    C.T.
    abbreviation
    Central time.
  • ct
    ct
    abbreviation
    carat

CT

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. central time.

  2. computed tomograph.

  3. Connecticut (approved especially for use with zip code).


ct. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. carat; carats.

  2. cent; cents.

  3. centum.

  4. certificate.

  5. county.

  6. court.


Ct. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Connecticut.

  2. Count.


C.T. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Central time.


CT 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. central time

  2. Connecticut

  3. computerized tomography See also CT scanner

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ct 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. carat

  2. cent

  3. court

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Why must we wait two hours for a 10-minute CT scan?

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

The CT scanner enabled any underlying health issues to be ruled out quickly and non-invasively, he added.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Ditto advances in AI, which have shown the potential to detect pancreatic cancer on CT scans at earlier stages and with greater sensitivity than can radiologists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

With modern synchrotron x-ray CT scanning and the powerful X-rays available at the ESRF, researchers were finally able to closely examine the fossil.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

The next afternoon Serena called me and said that a top group of radiologists, pediatricians, and cancer doctors had just spent an hour studying John’s X-rays, bone scans, and CT scans.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French