take a scan

Frequency: 6.57.0 per million words

To capture an image using a scanner.

scanVERB + NOUN

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take

Examples (10)

  • The doctors took a scan of his thigh bone.
  • The technician will take a scan of your chest tomorrow morning.
  • We need to take a scan of this old photograph to preserve it digitally.
  • Has the hospital already taken a scan of her brain?
  • If you experience these symptoms, the doctor might take a scan to investigate further.
  • They had to take a scan of the entire document before archiving it.
  • The machine is designed to take a scan of the retina for identification.
  • Before surgery, the surgeon always takes a scan of the affected area.
  • The radiologist will take a scan of her lungs to check for any abnormalities.
  • The system automatically takes a scan of all incoming packages for security reasons.