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CAT scan an image of an area of the body that is formed from a grouping of x-rays on a computer. CAT scans are used to make a diagnosis in medical treatment. CAT stands for computerized axial tomography.
diagnosis If something is wrong with you and you don't know what it is, you might go to a doctor for a diagnosis. The diagnosis tells you what you want to know. It tells you what is wrong with you. To make a diagnosis, a doctor first asks many questions and checks many things. [2 definitions]