SPECT

[ spekt ]

/ spɛkt /

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

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1985–90

He sho' wuz a trigamist, an' ef the full truth wuz knowed I 'spects he wuz a quadrupler at the very least.
Sundry Accounts|Irvin S. Cobb
Come, Leslie, it's your turn; and bein' you're so much interested, I 'spects to hear somethin' awful grand.
The Ranger|Edward S. Ellis
Iss, I 'spects 'twill be wait 'fore my turn comes to be in a town for long.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880|Various
I 'spects knowin' 'bout things is just 'bout as good and true as seein' them.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration

I 'spects if they had had chillun they wouldn't have been so good to me.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration

SPECT

single photon emission computed tomography