brainscan
brainscan noun: a scan of the brain, for example using computed tomography.
Noun
brainscan (plural brainscans)
- A scan of the brain, for example using computed tomography.
- The first CT brainscan revealed a haemorrhage in the left frontal horn. The cause of the bleeding could not be discovered initially. Subsequent CT brainscans showed an isodense mass lesion in the left frontal horn.1970, Acta Neurologica Belgica, page 145
- Radiomercury brainscans are best made at speeds of under 40 cm/min, and ⁹⁹ᵐTc-pertechnetate and ¹¹³ᵐInDTPA brainscans under 60 cm/min.1972, E. James Potchen, V. R. McCready, editors, Neuro Nuclear Medicine, University Park Press, →ISBN, page 302
Forms of brainscan
| plural | brainscans |
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Origin of brainscan
From brain + scan.
Questions about brainscan
- What does brainscan mean?
- Brainscan means a scan of the brain, for example using computed tomography.
- What part of speech is brainscan?
- Brainscan is a noun.
- What is the plural of brainscan?
- The plural of brainscan is brainscans.
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