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CAT scan
(Encyclopedia)CAT scan kăt [key] [computerized axial tomography], X-ray technique that allows relatively safe, painless, and rapid diagnosis in previously inaccessible areas of the body; also called CT scan. An X-...CT scan
(Encyclopedia)CT scan: see CAT scan.PET scan
(Encyclopedia)PET scan pŏzˈĭtrŏnˌ ĭmĭshˈən təmŏgˈrəfē [key], a medical imaging technique that monitors metabolic, or biochemical, activity in the brain and other organs by tracking the movement and co...cat
(Encyclopedia)cat, name applied broadly to the carnivorous mammals constituting the family Felidae, and specifically to the domestic cat, Felis catus. The great roaring cats, the lion, tiger, and leopard are anatom...Abyssinian cat
(Encyclopedia)Abyssinian cat: see cat.Maltese cat
(Encyclopedia)Maltese cat: see cat.Manx cat
(Encyclopedia)Manx cat: see cat.tortoiseshell cat
(Encyclopedia)tortoiseshell cat: see cat.Rex cat
(Encyclopedia)Rex cat: see cat.Siamese cat
(Encyclopedia)Siamese cat: see cat.Browse by Subject
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