positron emission tomography scanner

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   a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body

   SynonymsPET scanner

   Broadertomograph

Questions about positron emission tomography scanner

What does positron emission tomography scanner mean?

positron emission tomography scanner means "a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body".

What is another word for positron emission tomography scanner?

Close synonyms include PET 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 positron emission tomography scanner a common word?

positron emission 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.