Logo
dictionary thesaurus

computed tomography

noun

Definition of computed tomography

: radiography in which a three-dimensional image of a body structure is constructed by computer from a series of plane cross-sectional images made along an axis

— called also computed axial tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography

Examples of computed tomography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Fraser’s team, which used computed tomography and laser scans on the mummy, found resin fragments, bandages, bones and 7,000 glass beads in the coffin. — Josh Magness, miamiherald, "For decades, scientists said 2,500-year-old coffin was empty. Then they looked inside | Miami Herald," 27 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of computed tomography

1974, in the meaning defined above

Keep scrolling for more

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for computed tomography

computed tomography

noun

Medical Definition of computed tomography

: a method of producing a three-dimensional image of an internal body structure by computerized combination of two-dimensional cross-sectional X-ray images —abbreviation CT

— called also computed axial tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography

— see ct colonography, ct scan

WORD OF THE DAY

rambunctious

play

See Definitions and Examples

Get Word of the Day daily email!