scan
skan
- n the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars - n an image produced by scanning
he analyzed the brain scan
you could see the tumor in the CAT scan - v examine minutely or intensely
the surgeon scanned the X-ray - v examine hastily
She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi - v make a wide, sweeping search of
The beams scanned the night sky - v conform to a metrical pattern
- v move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
- v read metrically
scan verses - v obtain data from magnetic tapes
- A patient undergoes a CT scan.
- The scan revealed a major blockage in one of his coronary arteries.
- A CT scan packs a mega-dose of radiation as much as 500 times that of a conventional X-ray.