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  • 11SCAN — or Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry is a set of tools created by WHO aimed at diagnosing and measuring mental illness that may occur in adult life. It is not constructed explicitly for use with eiher ICD 10 or DSM IV but can… …

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  • 12Scan — may refer to: *Scan, the act of examining sequentially, part by part *Image scanning, in data processing, the act of optically analyzing a two or three dimensional image and digitally encode it (digitize it) for storage in a computer file *Scan,… …

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  • 13scan — [skæn] verb [transitive] COMMERCE 1. to use a scanner (= special machine with an electronic beam ) to read the information on a credit card, the bar code on a product etc 2. to use a …

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  • 14Scan — (sk[a^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scanned} (sk[a^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scanning}.] [L. scandere, scansum, to climb, to scan, akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap: cf. F. scander. Cf. {Ascend}, {Descend}, {Scale} a ladder.] 1. To mount by steps; to… …

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  • 15scan — [v] look over, scrutinize lightly browse, check, consider, contemplate, dip into*, examine, flash*, flip through, give the once over*, glance at, glance over, have a look see*, inquire, investigate, leaf through*, look, look through, look up and… …

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  • 16scan|ning — «SKAN ihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. close investigation or consideration; critical examination or judgment. 2. = scansion. (Cf. ↑scansion) 3. the process in which an electron beam scans the television picture area. 4. a method of detecting… …

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  • 17scan — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 examination by a machine ADJECTIVE ▪ body, whole body ▪ bone, brain, iris, retina, retinal ▪ CAT …

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  • 18Scan, helical CAT — A conventional computerized axial tomography scan (CAT scan or CT scan) is an x ray procedure which combines many x ray images with the aid of a computer to generate cross sectional views and, if needed, three dimensional images of the internal… …

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  • 19Scan, spiral CAT — A conventional computerized axial tomography scan (CAT scan or CT scan) is an x ray procedure which combines many x ray images with the aid of a computer to generate cross sectional views and, if needed, three dimensional images of the internal… …

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  • 20scan — 1. To survey by traversing with an active or passive sensing device. 2. The image, record, or data obtained by scanning, usually identified by the technology or device employed; e.g., CT s., radionuclide s …

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