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- noun science fiction A
portable device capable ofscanning apatient todiagnose sickness or injury.
Etymologies
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Examples
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As the crowd moved toward them, a stout elderly man with what looked like a bulky antiquated medscanner in his hand was obviously reading them for signs of infection.
CATALYST OF SORROWS Margaret Wander Bonanno 2004
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Selar, surreptitiously running her medscanner, noted the presence of strong hallucinogens in her bloodstream.
CATALYST OF SORROWS Margaret Wander Bonanno 2004
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As they moved with the crowds, Selar was surreptitiously scanning each passing shopper with a medscanner equipped with an added long-range filter to record every cough or sneeze occurring within this particular dome.
CATALYST OF SORROWS Margaret Wander Bonanno 2004
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Selar, surreptitiously running her medscanner, noted the presence of strong hallucinogens in her bloodstream.
CATALYST OF SORROWS Margaret Wander Bonanno 2004
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As the crowd moved toward them, a stout elderly man with what looked like a bulky antiquated medscanner in his hand was obviously reading them for signs of infection.
CATALYST OF SORROWS Margaret Wander Bonanno 2004
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As they moved with the crowds, Selar was surreptitiously scanning each passing shopper with a medscanner equipped with an added long-range filter to record every cough or sneeze occurring within this particular dome.
CATALYST OF SORROWS Margaret Wander Bonanno 2004
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His medscanner quickly confirmed that T'Pina had suffered few ill effects, so Sorel turned to her companion, remembering the Human/Orion hybrid.
The Idic Epidemic Jean Lorrah 2000
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Treadwell, the only physician on the council, already had his medscanner out.
The Idic Epidemic Jean Lorrah 2000
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Spock saw Dr. Gardens run her medscanner over him and gesture to have him taken to the beaming area, for transport to the ship.
The Idic Epidemic Jean Lorrah 2000
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He knelt beside Crusher and watched, briefly useless, as she passed her medscanner over the body.
INTELLIVORE DIANE DUANE 2000
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