Meaning of COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAPHY

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a 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
	Synonyms:		CAT, computed tomography, computerized axial tomography, computerized tomography, CT
	See Also:		X-radiation, X-raying
Glossary
	Definition:		the method by which scanners allow detailed internal views of bodies such as mummies. The body is passed into the machine and images of crosssectional "slices" through the body are produced.