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scan v. examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
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scan v. [
skim, rake, glance over, run down] examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
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scan n. the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
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scan v. make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
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scan n. [
CAT scan] an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
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