Medscanner
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Medscanner is a noun meaning (science fiction, chiefly Star Trek) A portable device capable of scanning a patient to diagnose sickness or injury.
Meaning
(science fiction, chiefly Star Trek) A portable device capable of scanning a patient to diagnose sickness or injury.
Example Sentences
He knelt beside Crusher and watched, briefly useless, as she passed her medscanner over the body. Except that it wasn't a body.
Deep wounds in his chest were seeping blood, and the medscanner Tacitus had pressed against his neck showed his vital signs on the wane.
Word Forms
- medscanners
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include telescanner, tricorder, scintiscanner, biomonitor, photoscanner, microscanner.
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