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scan (skan) to examine or map the body, or one or more organs or regions of it, by gathering information with a sensing device, such as a moving detector or a sweeping beam of radiation. the data or image so obtained, often designated according to the organ under examination, such as a brain scan, kidney scan, or thyroid scan. shortened form of scintiscan.
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