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scan
[ skan ]
/ skæn /
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verb (used with object), scanned, scan·ning.
verb (used without object), scanned, scan·ning.
noun
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Origin of scan
1350–1400; Middle English scannen, variant of *scanden<Late Latin scandere to scan verse, Latin: to climb (see ascend)
OTHER WORDS FROM scan
scan·na·ble, adjectiveself-scanned, adjectiveun·scan·na·ble, adjectiveun·scanned, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH scan
scam, scanWords nearby scan
scamp, scamper, scampi, scamster, scamto, scan, Scand, scandal, scandalize, scandalmonger, scandalous
Other definitions for scan (2 of 2)
Scan.
abbreviation
Scandinavia.
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British Dictionary definitions for scan
scan
/ (skæn) /
verb scans, scanning or scanned
noun
the act or an instance of scanning
med
- the examination of a part of the body by means of a scannera brain scan; ultrasound scan
- the image produced by a scanner
Derived forms of scan
scannable, adjectiveWord Origin for scan
C14: from Late Latin scandere to scan (verse), from Latin: to climb
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Medical definitions for scan
scan
[ skăn ]
v.
To move a finely focused beam of light or electrons in a systematic pattern over a surface in order to reproduce or sense and subsequently transmit an image.
To examine a body or a body part with a CAT scanner or similar scanning apparatus.
To search stored computer data automatically for specific data.
n.
The act or an instance of scanning.
Examination of a body or body part by a CAT scanner or similar scanning apparatus.
A picture or an image that is produced by this means.
Other words from scan
scan′na•ble adj.scan′ner n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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