PET scanner
[ pet-skan-er ]
/ ˈpɛt ˌskæn ər /
noun Computers, Medicine/Medical.
a tomographic imaging device that yields visual information (a PET scan) about the ongoing activity of the brain: positron-emitting isotopes, incorporated into biologically important compounds, are injected intravenously or administered by inhalation, and the resultant gamma radiation is sensed by detectors and converted into computer-generated images of blood flow, oxygen utilization, glucose uptake, etc.
QUIZZES
CAN YOU GUESS THESE WORDS FROM AROUND THE US?
American English is not always as it appears to be ... get to know regional words in this quiz!
Question 1 of 10
A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?
Origin of PET scanner
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby PET scanner
Petrozavodsk, pe-tsai, pe-tsai cabbage, Petsamo, PET scan, PET scanner, PET scanning, pet sitting, Pettenkoffer, petti, petticoat
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Medical definitions for PET scanner
PET scanner
n.
A device that produces cross-sectional x-rays of metabolic processes by means of positron emission tomography.
Other words from PET scanner
PET scanning n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.