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computed axial tomography

computed axial tomography noun: computed tomography in the axial plane (which was the original type). Sometimes referred to as “computerized axial tomography”.

Noun

computed axial tomography (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Computed tomography in the axial plane (which was the original type). Sometimes referred to as “computerized axial tomography”.
    Synonyms:
    CAT
  2. (dated) A scan produced by this technique.

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Questions about computed axial tomography

What does computed axial tomography mean?
Computed axial tomography means computed tomography in the axial plane (which was the original type). Sometimes referred to as “computerized axial tomography”.
What part of speech is computed axial tomography?
Computed axial tomography is a noun.

Words near computed axial tomography in the dictionary

  1. computativeness
  2. computator
  3. computators
  4. compute
  5. computed
  6. computed axial tomography
  7. computed tomographies
  8. computed tomography
  9. computer
  10. computer architecture
  11. computer architectures

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