scan : Idioms & Phrases


a-scan ultrasonography

  • noun the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball
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b-scan ultrasonography

  • noun the use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye
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cat scan

  • noun an image produced by scanning
    scan.
    • he analyzed the brain scan
    • you could see the tumor in the CAT scan
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dual scan display

  • noun a type of passive matrix display in which the top and bottom half of the screen are refreshed simultaneously
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finger scan

  • noun biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically
    finger scan.
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finger scanning

  • noun biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically
    finger scan.
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iris scanning

  • noun biometric identification by scanning the iris of the eye
    • the structure of the iris is very distinctive
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retinal scanning

  • noun biometric identification by scanning the retina of the eye
    • identification by retinal scanning is complicated by eye movements
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