CT | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of ct in English ctnoun [ C ] Add to word list Add to word list written abbreviation for carat Measurements of weight & mass

• -pounder
• atomic mass
• atomic weight
• avoirdupois
• BMI
• body mass index
• bulk density
• carat
• decagram
• gm
• karat
• kilogram
• lb
• nanogram
• ng
• oz
• pound
• st
• talent
• wt

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CT noun (MEDICAL)

[ U ]   medical   specialized abbreviation for computerized tomography: the use of X-rays to make three-dimensional images (= ones that have or appear to have height, depth, and width) of flat sections of the body: Brain imaging using CT and MRI revealed damage to the right cerebral hemisphere. Physicians often use CT as a first step in working out a diagnosis. Paleontologists used a computerized tomography (CT) scanner to map the specimen. She had her heart and lungs scanned in a doughnut-shaped CT machine. See also CAT scan CT scan Medical examination

• ABO typing
• anechoic
• angiocardiography
• angiogram
• angiography
• cervical smear
• CVS
• cystoscopy
• dioptre
• echocardiogram
• echocardiograph
• electroencephalogram
• mammogram
• physical examination
• PillCam
• post mortem
• post-irradiation
• pre-screening
• screening
• sonogram

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Medical treatment: symptoms & diagnosis of medical problems

CT noun (ADDRESS)

written abbreviation for the US state of Connecticut: used in addresses Towns & regions: named regions of countries

• Aberdeen City
• Aberdeenshire
• Affrilachian
• AK
• AL
• English Canadian
• Essex
• Fermanagh
• fife
• Midwest
• Midwestern
• Minnesota
• Minnesotan
• Mississippi
• South Dakotan
• South Dublin
• South Glamorgan
• South Lanarkshire
• Staffordshire
• the Fertile Crescent

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CT | Business English

CTnoun [ U ]   TAX uk us Add to word list Add to word list abbreviation for corporation tax (Definition of ct from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of CT?

Translations of ct

in Chinese (Traditional) （鑽石等的重量單位）克拉（carat的縮寫）, 電腦斷層成像，電腦斷層掃描（computerised tomography的縮寫）, （美國）康涅狄格州（寫地址時Connecticut的縮寫）… See more in Chinese (Simplified) （钻石等的重量单位）克拉（carat的缩写）, 计算机断层成像，计算机断层扫描（computerised tomography的缩写）, （美国）康涅狄格州（写地址时Connecticut的缩写）… See more in Spanish forma abreviada escrita de “carat”:, quilate, forma abreviada de "computerized tomography":… See more in Portuguese forma abreviada escrita de "carat":, quilate, forma abreviada de "computerized tomography":… See more Need a translator?

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• CT scan
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• CT, at computed tomography
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• CT scanner
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