medscanner
nounEtymology Blend of medical + scanner.
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Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction A portable device capable of scanning a patient to diagnose sickness or injury.
Chiefly Star Trek
- He knelt beside Crusher and watched, briefly useless, as she passed her medscanner over the body. Except that it wasn't a body.1997, Diane Duane, Intellivore, page 102:
- Deep wounds in his chest were seeping blood, and the medscanner Tacitus had pressed against his neck showed his vital signs on the wane.2009, Neal Asher, Cowl, page 380: