vb, scanned  scan*ning vt  1 a  :  to examine esp. systematically with a sensing device (as a photometer or a beam of radiation)  b  :  to pass an electron beam over and convert (an image) into variations of electrical properties (as voltage) that convey information electronically  2  :  to make a scan of (as the human body) in order to detect the presence or localization of radioactive material vi  :  to make a scan of the body or of an organ or part
, n 1  :  the act or process of scanning  2 a  :  a depiction (as a photograph) of the distribution of a radioactive material in something (as a bodily organ)  b  :  an image of a bodily part produced (as by computer) by combining radiographic data obtained from several angles or sections .
 
 
 
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