Examples of CAT scan in a Sentence
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Doctors reportedly detected in the musician's CAT scan a bleeding artery in one of his lungs.
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Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
The track also brought a lot of diagnostic equipment online including an CAT scan, MRI and nuclear scan.
—C.l. Brown, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2023
Later that evening, Thomas took Robinson to a hospital for a CAT scan.
—Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2021
The puzzling intractability had triggered a soup-to-nuts workup: abdominal CAT scan, diagnostic testing for stool pathogens and a lab workup that measured everything but copper levels.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2020
Asha demanded a CAT scan.
—Juhi Varma, Chron, 26 Oct. 2020
Perugi worked at the hospital from 1984 to 2002 as a lead CAT scan technologist and IT tax administrator and is sad to see the building go.
—Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2023
Minkin adds that if a patient, like Stone, is experiencing severe pain and seeking medical care, their healthcare provider should be doing a physical exam or radiology procedures, like an ultrasound or CAT scan, to evaluate for abnormalities.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2022
Following a CAT scan and more tests, a biopsy of his liver discovered a malignant tumor that had spread to his colon.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2022
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Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
The track also brought a lot of diagnostic equipment online including an CAT scan, MRI and nuclear scan.
—C.l. Brown, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2023
Later that evening, Thomas took Robinson to a hospital for a CAT scan.
—Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2021
The puzzling intractability had triggered a soup-to-nuts workup: abdominal CAT scan, diagnostic testing for stool pathogens and a lab workup that measured everything but copper levels.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2020
Asha demanded a CAT scan.
—Juhi Varma, Chron, 26 Oct. 2020
Perugi worked at the hospital from 1984 to 2002 as a lead CAT scan technologist and IT tax administrator and is sad to see the building go.
—Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2023
Minkin adds that if a patient, like Stone, is experiencing severe pain and seeking medical care, their healthcare provider should be doing a physical exam or radiology procedures, like an ultrasound or CAT scan, to evaluate for abnormalities.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2022
Following a CAT scan and more tests, a biopsy of his liver discovered a malignant tumor that had spread to his colon.
—Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2022
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Word History
Etymology
computerized axial tomography
First Known Use
1975, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near CAT scan
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“CAT scan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CAT%20scan. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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Kids Definition
CAT scan
noun
: a three-dimensional image of a body part made by a computer from a series of cross-sectional images that are formed by exposure to radiation (as X-rays)
Etymology
CAT from computerized axial tomography
Medical Definition
CAT scan
noun
: ct scan
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