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Definition of Ultrasound

1. Noun. Very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography.

2. Noun. Using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs.

Definition of Ultrasound

1. Noun. (physics) sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing; approximately 20 kilohertz ¹

2. Noun. (medicine) The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ultrasound

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Medical Definition of Ultrasound

1. A type of imaging technique which uses high-frequency sound waves. This is highly operator-dependent and is thought to be useful in diagnosis but not particularly accurate in the assessment of tumour response. For the latter, CT or MR imaging are more accurate. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ultrasound

ultrasonic rays ultrasonic scaler ultrasonic therapy ultrasonic waves ultrasonically ultrasonication ultrasonics ultrasonogram ultrasonograph ultrasonographer

ultrasonographers ultrasonographic ultrasonographs ultrasonography ultrasonosurgery ultrasound (current term) ultrasound/ultrasonography ultrasound cardiography ultrasound examination ultrasound guided biopsy

ultrasound imaging ultrasound of the breast ultrasounds ultrasparsifiers ultraspectral ultrastable ultrastrong ultrastrongly ultrastructural ultrastructural anatomy

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