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scan / skan/ • v. (scanned , scan·ning ) [tr.] 1. look at all parts of (something) carefully in order to detect some feature: he raised his binoculars to scan the coast. ∎ look quickly but not very thoroughly through (a document or other text) in order to identify relevant information: we scan the papers for news from the trouble spots. ∎ cause (a surface, object, or part of the body) to be traversed by a detector or an electromagnetic beam: their brains are scanned so that researchers can monitor the progress of the disease. ∎ resolve (a picture) into its elements of light and shade in a prearranged pattern for the purposes of television transmission. ∎ convert (a document or picture) into digital form for storage or processing on a computer: text and pictures can be scanned into the computer. 2. analyze the meter of (a line of verse) by reading with the emphasis on its rhythm or by examining the pattern of feet or syllables. ∎ [intr.] (of verse) conform to metrical principles. • n. an act of scanning someone or something: a quick scan of the sports page. ∎ a medical examination using a scanner: a brain scan. ∎ an image obtained by scanning or with a scanner. DERIVATIVES: scan·na·ble adj.
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See imaging techniques; radiology; X-rays.
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1. n. examination of the body or a part of the body using ultrasonography, computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or scintigraphy.
2. n. the image obtained from such an examination.
3. vb. to examine the body using any of these techniques.
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