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The procedure of making images using ultrasound of organs which are placed at different depths inside the body. The use of ultrasound to examine the internal structure of the body by producing images of the reflections from different) depths. A picture of the structures within a ‘slice’ of the body can be built up, in…

A machine which takes pictures of internal organs, using ultrasound.  

A picture made with ultrasound for the purpose of medical examination or diagnosis. Use of sound waves to assess the body structures and create computerized images for study. The image produced by use of ultrasonography. A visual representation of the ultrasonic wave captured and recorded on photographic film. An imaging technique employs high-frequency sound waves,…

Referring to ultrasound. An instrument which locates organs or tissues inside the body using ultrasound. The study of ultrasound and its use in medical treatments. Ultrasonic vibrations produced by an appropriate generator are used for: (1) the disintegration of bacterial cells, without chemical or heat intervention, and the consequent denaturation of proteins; and (2) cleaning…

Referring to something so small that it cannot be seen using a standard microscope. Invisible to a standard microscope.  

A secondary pulse in the wrist, taken near the inner edge of the forearm.  

A nerve which runs from the neck to the elbow and controls the muscles in the forearm and some of the fingers. Nerve, a branch of the brachial plexus, that supplies the skin and muscles of the little-finger side of the forearm and hand; it is the funny bone of the elbow. One of the…

Referring to the ulna. The inner of the two bones in the forearm. It is wide at its upper end, and its olecranon process forms the point of the elbow. In its lower part it is more fragile and liable to be broken by a fall upon the forearm while something is grasped in the…

Referring to an ulcer. Like an ulcer.  

Inflammation of the gums, which can also affect the mucous membrane in the mouth.