scan

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scan[1,verb] scan[2,noun] CAT scan CT scan PET scan

Main Entry: ¹scan
Pronunciation: skan
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): scanned; scan·ning
transitive verb
1 a : to examine especially systematically with a sensing device (as a photometer or a beam of radiation) b : to pass an electron beam over and convert (an image) into variations of electrical properties (as voltage) that convey information electronically
2 : to make a scan of (as the human body) in order to detect the presence or localization of radioactive material
intransitive verb : to make a scan of the body or of an organ or part