computerized axial tomography scanner

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   a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes

   SynonymsCAT scanner

   Broadertomograph

Questions about computerized axial tomography scanner

What does computerized axial tomography scanner mean?

computerized axial tomography scanner means "a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes".

What is another word for computerized axial tomography scanner?

Close synonyms include CAT scanner. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is computerized axial tomography scanner a common word?

computerized axial tomography scanner is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.