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SPECT

American  
[spekt] / spɛkt /

noun

  1. single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.


Etymology

Origin of SPECT

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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He ordered a barrage of tests — according to Partridge she had two MRIs, two EEGs, a SPECT, a CAT scan and a spinal tap, as well as more than a dozen different antibody tests.

From BBC

His hands flipped to another set of images, taken the last time he had the nuclear imaging, called a Spect scan, in December 2015.

From New York Times

This is not a matter of retrospect – it was always a matter of spect.

From The Guardian

“Lazybones/sleepin’ in the sun/How you spect to get your day’s work done?/

From New York Times

“Lazy bones/Sleepin’ in the shade/How you spect to get your cornmeal made?

From New York Times