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medscanner

medscanner noun: a portable device capable of scanning a patient to diagnose sickness or injury.

Noun

medscanner (plural medscanners)

  1. (chiefly Star Trek) A portable device capable of scanning a patient to diagnose sickness or injury.
    • He knelt beside Crusher and watched, briefly useless, as she passed her medscanner over the body. Except that it wasn't a body.1997, Diane Duane, Intellivore, page 102
    • Deep wounds in his chest were seeping blood, and the medscanner Tacitus had pressed against his neck showed his vital signs on the wane.2009, Neal Asher, Cowl, page 380

Forms of medscanner

pluralmedscanners

Origin of medscanner

Blend of medical + scanner.

Questions about medscanner

What does medscanner mean?
Medscanner means a portable device capable of scanning a patient to diagnose sickness or injury.
What part of speech is medscanner?
Medscanner is a noun.
What is the plural of medscanner?
The plural of medscanner is medscanners.

Words near medscanner in the dictionary

  1. medroxyprogesterone acetate
  2. medrylamine
  3. medrysone
  4. meds
  5. Meds Yeghern
  6. medscanner
  7. medscanners
  8. Medsker
  9. Medskers
  10. medspa
  11. medspas

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