English noun: computerized tomography | |||
1. | computerized tomography (act) a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis | ||
Synonyms | CAT, computed axial tomography, computed tomography, computerized axial tomography, CT | ||
Broader (hypernym) | X-radiation, X-raying | ||