"brainscan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brainscans [plural]
Etymology: From brain + scan. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|brain|scan}} brain + scan Head templates: {{en-noun}} brainscan (plural brainscans)
  1. (medicine) A scan of the brain, for example using computed tomography. Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: brain scanner
    Sense id: en-brainscan-en-noun-9BvowytM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with tab characters Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1970, Acta Neurologica Belgica, page 145",
          "text": "The first CT brainscan revealed a haemorrhage in the left frontal horn. The cause of the bleeding could not be discovered initially. Subsequent CT brainscans showed an isodense mass lesion in the left frontal horn.",
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          "text": "Radiomercury brainscans are best made at speeds of under 40 cm/min, and ⁹⁹ᵐTc-pertechnetate and ¹¹³ᵐInDTPA brainscans under 60 cm/min.",
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          "ref": "2000, New York",
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