diàn nǎo duàn céng sǎo miáodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
CAT scan / CT scan
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-380f8cc667c0a124. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

電腦斷層掃描 电脑断层扫描 [dian4 nao3 duan4 ceng2 sao3 miao2] /CAT scan/CT scan/

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Other forms in these source records: 電腦斷層掃描

  • 电
    diàn

    lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc

  • 脑
    nǎo

    brain / mind / head / essence

  • 断
    duàn

    to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

  • 层
    céng

    to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

  • 扫
    sǎo

    to sweep (with a brush or broom) / to sweep away / to wipe out / to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over / to scan

    sào

    (bound form) a (large) broom

  • 描
    miáo

    to depict / to trace (a drawing) / to copy / to touch up

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