The Clue
Mayo Clinic test (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SCAN
Tags
Notes
The answer SCAN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
Related Clues
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CAT, for one
Examine
Peruse
Scrutinize
Search
Survey
Analyze verse
Computer picture
Computerized photo
Digitize, maybe
Employ radar
Examine quickly
Glance over
Look over
M.R.I. display
Radar action
Radar display
Radar sweep
Read meter
Read quickly
Read the U.P.C.
Supermarket check
Sweep with binoculars
Use radar
View electronically
Car radio feature
Close, searching look
Do a cashier's job
Have a look-see
Read, as a bar code
Read, as bar codes
Some camera work
Take an electronic picture of
Use an optical reader
Use a radar device
Word with brain or price
Definition
SCAN as a noun:
1. the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
2. (scan, CAT scan) = an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
SCAN as a verb:
1. examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
2. (scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down) = examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
3. make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
4. conform to a metrical pattern
5. move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
6. read metrically; "scan verses"
7. (read, scan) = obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"