How do you say cat scan in Spanish?

“CAT scan” in Spanish is technically “tomografía axial computarizada,” but most people say “TAC” (pronounced tahk) for short.

This is a direct translation from “computerized axial tomography” in English, and we use the acronym CAT.

A CAT scan has nothing to do with a real cat. Although in English these words sound the same, cat in Spanish is “gato,” and this word isn’t used in any way to refer to a CAT scan.

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