scan

v. convert an object or image into a digital image using an optical scanner (Computers); browse, glance at quickly; examine a body part through the use of medical imaging techniques (Medicine); determine the meter of a verse

n. act of scanning, close examination, scrutinizing look; computerized images created by an optical scanner (Computers); computerized image of the human body created through the use of medical imaging techniques (Medicine)

SCAN or Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry is a set of tools created by WHO aimed at diagnosing and measuring mental illness that may occur in adult life. It is not constructed explicitly for use with eiher ICD-10 or DSM-IV but can be used for both systems. The SCAN system was originally called PSE, or Present State Examination, but since version 10 (PSE-10), the commonly accepted name has been SCAN. The current version of SCAN is 2.1.
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Scan may refer to: Scan, the act of examining sequentially, part by partImage scanning, in data processing, the act of optically analyzing a two or three dimensional image and digitally encode it (digitize it) for storage in a computer fileScan, the resulting computer file from image scanning (commonly used in the anime and manga art communities)Scan, to examine successively every character or bit in a digital computer file as part of a data retrieval function, also in data processingScan, in programming languages such as APL and J for prefix/suffix reduction operations. One variant is known as a prefix sum.Scan, to subject a document to the process of OCR including optical recognition of printed text or printed sheet musicScan, in radar, one complete rotation of the interrogating antennaScan, in sonar, to search 360° or a specific search sector by the use of a phased array of transducersScan, to sweep or rotate a beam about a point or about an axisScan, to analyze writing and verse regarding rhythmic and especially metrical structure.Scan, a common name for medical ultrasonography, the medical procedure for examining internal structures, especially when applied to developing foetuses in the womb.Scan, as it applies to other types of medical imaging, particularly computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.SCAN, an acronym for Strategic Creative AnalysisScan, a Swedish meat company, see http://www.scan.seScan (Prison Break episode), an episode of the television series Prison BreakSCAN, a psychiatric diagnostic tool developed by WHO.SCAN Health Plan, a Californian HMO.
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Scan 1. to examine or map the body, or one or more organs or regions of it, by gathering information with a sensing device. 2. [more]Scan - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
(hypernym) examination, scrutiny
2. an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
(synonym) CAT scan
(hypernym) picture, image, icon, ikon
Verb
1. examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
(hypernym) examine, see
(hyponym) glass
(derivation) CAT scan
2. examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
(synonym) skim, rake, glance over, run down
(hypernym) examine, see
3. make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
(hypernym) search
4. conform to a metrical pattern
(hypernym) conform
(classification) poetry, poesy, verse
5. move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
(hypernym) move, displace
(derivation) scanner, digital scanner, image scanner
6. read metrically; "scan verses"
(hypernym) declaim, recite
(derivation) scansion
7. obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
(synonym) read
(hypernym) interpret, construe, see
(hyponym) misread

(v. t.)
To mount by steps; to go through with step by step.