"body scan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: body scans [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} body scan (plural body scans)
  1. A device that scans a body for security or medical purposes. Translations (device): vartaloskanneri (Finnish), henkilöskanneri (Finnish), scanner corporel [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-body_scan-en-noun-uf1lOCI4 Disambiguation of 'device': 100 0
  2. The practice, in meditation or relaxation, of mentally focusing on various parts of one's own body. Translations (practice): kehon skannaus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-body_scan-en-noun-fVXa6IEm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of 'practice': 3 97

Inflected forms

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