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斷層掃描

简断层扫描 · 繁斷層掃描

Mandarin · pinyin duàn céng sǎo miáo

CT scan (computed tomography scan)

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掃: sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate
描: miáo · copy, trace, sketch; depict
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum
扫: sǎo · sweep, clear away; exterminate

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4–2–3–2 · duan4 ceng2 sao3 miao2

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noun

(～術) (sciences) tomography
(～術) short for 電子計算機斷層掃描／电子计算机断层扫描 (“computed tomography (CT)”)

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