Meanings
plural computed tomographies
- A form of radiography which uses computer software to create images, or slices, at various planes of depth from images taken around a body or volume of interest. Sometimes called “computerized tomography”. (The radiation used is X-rays unless otherwise specified.)
- countableuncountableSuch imaging applied to industrial inspection or to security at airports, seaports, large public venues, and so on.
Synonyms: CT
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSuch imaging applied to health care.
nounSuch imaging applied to industrial inspection or to security at airports, seaports, large public venues, and so on.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 電腦斷層掃描 /电脑断层扫描, 計算機體層成像 /计算机体层成像
- 電腦斷層掃描 /电脑断层扫描 (diànnǎo duàncéng sǎomiáo)form of radiography which uses computer software
- 計算機體層成像 /计算机体层成像 (jìsuànjī tǐcéng chéngxiàng)form of radiography which uses computer software
Czech počítačová tomografie, výpočetní tomografie
- počítačová tomografieform of radiography which uses computer software
- výpočetní tomografieform of radiography which uses computer software
Esperanto komputila tomografio
- komputila tomografioform of radiography which uses computer software
Finnish tietokonetomografia, tietokonekerroskuvaus
- tietokonetomografiaform of radiography which uses computer software
- tietokonekerroskuvausform of radiography which uses computer software
German Computertomographie
- Computertomographieform of radiography which uses computer software
Irish tomografaíocht ríomhairithe
- tomografaíocht ríomhairitheform of radiography which uses computer software
Italian tomografia computerizzata
- tomografia computerizzataform of radiography which uses computer software
Japanese コンピュータ断層撮影
- コンピュータ断層撮影 (Konpyūta dansō satsuei)form of radiography which uses computer software
Russian компью́терная томогра́фия
- компью́терная томогра́фия (kompʹjúternaja tomográfija)form of radiography which uses computer software
Spanish tomografía computerizada
- tomografía computerizadaform of radiography which uses computer software
Cite this entry
computed tomography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computed%20tomography
“computed tomography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computed%20tomography. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “computed tomography,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/computed%20tomography.
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