Medscanner

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A portable device capable of scanning a patient to diagnose sickness or injury.

    "He knelt beside Crusher and watched, briefly useless, as she passed her medscanner over the body. Except that it wasn't a body."

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"He knelt beside Crusher and watched, briefly useless, as she passed her medscanner over the body. Except that it wasn't a body."

Etymology

Blend of medical + scanner.

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