SPECT

[ spekt ]

noun

1. single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.

Word History and Origins

Origin of SPECT¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

His hands flipped to another set of images, taken the last time he had the nuclear imaging, called a Spect scan, in December 2015.

From New York Times

This is not a matter of retrospect – it was always a matter of spect.

From The Guardian

“Lazybones/sleepin’ in the sun/How you spect to get your day’s work done?/

From New York Times

“Lazy bones/Sleepin’ in the shade/How you spect to get your cornmeal made?

From New York Times

“Well, sir, that ain’t what happened, but I ’spect the feeling of that ain’t much different than what did go on.”

From Literature