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body scan

body scan noun: a device that scans a body for security or medical purposes.

Noun

body scan (plural body scans)

  1. A device that scans a body for security or medical purposes.
  2. The practice, in meditation or relaxation, of mentally focusing on various parts of one's own body.

Forms of body scan

pluralbody scans

Questions about body scan

What does body scan mean?
Body scan means a device that scans a body for security or medical purposes.
What part of speech is body scan?
Body scan is a noun.
What is the plural of body scan?
The plural of body scan is body scans.

Words near body scan in the dictionary

  1. body politique
  2. body positivity
  3. body press
  4. body presses
  5. body pump
  6. body scan
  7. body scans
  8. body servant
  9. body servants
  10. body shame
  11. body shamed

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