Medical Definition of Endosonography

1. Ultrasonography of internal organs using an ultrasound transducer sometimes mounted on a fibreoptic endoscope. In endosonography the transducer converts electronic signals into acoustic pulses or continuous waves and acts also as a receiver to detect reflected pulses from within the organ. An audiovisual-electronic interface converts the detected or processed echo signals, which pass through the electronics of the instrument, into a form that the technologist can evaluate. The procedure should not be confused with endoscopy which employs a special instrument called an endoscope. The "endo-" of endosonography refers to the examination of tissue within hollow organs, with reference to the usual ultrasonography procedure which is performed externally or transcutaneously. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Endosonography

endoskeletally
endoskeleton
endoskeletons
endosmometer
endosmometers
endosmometric
endosmos
endosmoses
endosmosis
endosmosmic
endosmotic
endosomal
endosomally
endosome
endosomes
endosonography (current term)
endospore-forming bacteria
endospores
endosporia
endosporium
endosporous
endoss
endossed
endosseous

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