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TOPIK 6noun

컴퓨터단층촬영

keompyuteodancheungchwaryeong [컴퓨터단층촤령]

컴퓨터단층촬영이 · 컴퓨터단층촬영을

computed tomography, CT scan

Example

넘어져서 머리를 다쳐 응급실에서 컴퓨터단층촬영을 했어요.

I fell and hurt my head, so I had a CT scan in the emergency room.

Word parts

단 cut층 layer촬 take영 image

From English 'computer' plus Sino 'layer-by-layer imaging'.

Good to know

People normally say 씨티 (CT) or 씨티를 찍다; the long form is used in documents.