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Definition scan in British English

scan noun

[countable] noun
/skæn/
1

a medical test that uses a special piece of equipment to produce a picture of the inside of your body

Example

a brain scan

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2

an act of reading something very quickly, in order to get a general idea of its meaning or to find particular information

Example

a quick scan of the morning post

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Definition scan in British English