computerized axial tomography

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈpjutəˌraɪzd ˈæksiəl təˈmɑgrəˌfi/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•put•er•ized ax•i•al to•mog•ra•phy /kəmˈpyutəˌraɪzd ˈæksiəl təˈmɑgrəˌfi/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. Medicinethe process of producing a CAT scan.Compare CAT scanner.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
comput′erized ax′ial tomog′raphy, 
  1. Medicinethe process of producing a CAT scan. Also called computed tomography, computer-assisted tomography, comput′erized tomog′raphy. Cf. CAT scanner.
  • 1970–75

'computerized axial tomography' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
CAT - cat - computed tomography - computer-assisted tomography - imaging

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