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• ultrasound — ultrasonic waves; n. sound waves of high frequency (above 20 kHz), inaudible to the human ear. Ultrasound in the range 2–20 MHz can be used to produce images of the interior of the human body as the waves reflect off structures back to the probe… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Ultrasound — Not to be confused with Supersonic .Ultrasound is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is approximately 20 kilohertz (20,000 hertz) in healthy,… …   Wikipedia

• Ultrasound — High frequency sound waves. Ultrasound waves can be bounced off of tissues using special devices. The echoes are then converted into a picture called a sonogram. Ultrasound imaging, referred to as ultrasonography, allows physicians and patients… …   Medical dictionary

• ultrasound — /ul treuh sownd /, n. 1. Physics. sound with a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz, approximately the upper limit of human hearing. 2. Med. the application of ultrasonic waves to therapy or diagnostics, as in deep heat treatment of a joint or… …   Universalium

• ultrasound — [[t]ʌ̱ltrəsaʊnd[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N n Ultrasound is sound waves which travel at such a high frequency that they cannot be heard by humans. Ultrasound is used in medicine to get pictures of the inside of people s bodies. I had an ultrasound scan …   English dictionary

• colour flow ultrasound imaging — see Doppler ultrasound …   Medical dictionary

• ultrasound marker — the appearance, on ultrasound examination of a pregnant woman, of a particular physical abnormality in the fetus at a specific stage in fetal development. Such markers suggest the presence of specific chromosomal or developmental abnormalities.… …   Medical dictionary

• colour flow ultrasound imaging — see Doppler ultrasound …   The new mediacal dictionary

• high-intensity focused ultrasound — see HIFU, ultrasound …   The new mediacal dictionary

• ultrasound marker — the appearance, on ultrasonography of a pregnant woman, of a feature suggesting an abnormality in the fetus. Such markers can be classified as major fetal structural abnormalities or minor ultrasound features called soft markers. The latter are… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• ultrasound — noun a) sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing; approximately 20 kilohertz b) The use of ultrasonic …   Wiktionary