scanner
(redirected from flatbed scanner)Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
scanner
[skan´er]1. a device that converts an image, such as from a patient, to a format appropriate for viewing on a computer or being transmitted electronically.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
scan·ner
(skan'ĕr),A device or instrument that scans.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
scanner
(skăn′ər)n.
1. An optical scanner.
2. A device, such as a CT scanner or PET scanner, for observing internal organs, tissues, and other parts of the body.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
scanner
Imaging A popular term for a device used for various imaging procedures–eg, CT scanner Instrumentation A device that measures differences in chromatic or radioactive intensity on a 2-D matrix–eg, electropherogram or chromatogram, to quantify various substancesMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
scan·ner
(skan'ĕr)A device or instrument that scans.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012