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CAT scan

[kat skan] / ˈkæt ˌskæn /


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A hospital stay, CAT scan and MRI scan followed and Lowri was told to come in for the results.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

She does this in order to pick her nose, before licking the mucus, as scientists confirmed by observation followed by CAT scan to determine that the chopstick-like digit reaches all the way to the pharynx.

From Salon May 11, 2025

Late last year, Francis underwent a CAT scan that ruled out pneumonia, but the pope was still forced to call off a trip to the Gulf because of a bad bout of acute, infectious bronchitis.

From Seattle Times Mar. 6, 2024

A CAT scan later revealed what doctors called an opacity in his left lung, and Mr. Augenstein couldn’t help but research what that lingo meant.

From Washington Times May 18, 2023

I raised hell and bargained the three weeks down to one for the CAT scan, two to see the doctor.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini



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