body scannern.
/ˈbɒdɪ ˌskanə/, U.S. /ˈbɑdi ˌskænər/ A scanner that produces images, esp. tomographic images, of the entire body. Also whole body scanner.
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1959 Brit. Jrnl. Radiol. 32 652 (title) A quantitative automatic body scanner for the localisation of radioisotopes in vivo.
1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 1 May 1/7 The body scanner is a refinement of a similar scanner for the brain and skull in use since 1972.
1985 Jrnl. Emergency Med. 2 308/2 The absence of body scanners at some institutions..will continue to cause the emergency physician to make a decision without the aid of our graphic-displaying friends.
2000 Philadelphia City Paper 27 Apr. 24/3 While Levi's is beginning to use the large, post-space-age body scanner in its San Francisco store, others see old-fashioned custom fitting as the only solution.
2005 J. Ingledew Photography iv. 167 The whole body scanner can even give a 360-degree image of the inside of the human body.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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