ALL meanings of ultrasound
ul·tra·sound
U u - noun ultrasound Physics. sound with a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz, approximately the upper limit of human hearing. 1
- noun ultrasound Medicine/Medical. the application of ultrasonic waves to therapy or diagnostics, as in deep-heat treatment of a joint or imaging of internal structures. 1
- noun ultrasound medical: sonography 1
- noun ultrasound medical: scan of unborn baby 1
- adjective ultrasound done by sonography 1
- uncountable noun ultrasound 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. 0
- noun ultrasound ultrasonic waves at frequencies above the audible range (above about 20 kHz), used in cleaning metallic parts, echo sounding, medical diagnosis and therapy, etc 0
- noun ultrasound ultrasonic waves, used in medical and dental diagnosis and therapy, in cleaning and detecting flaws in metal, etc. 0
- noun ultrasound the use of ultrasonic waves in ultrasonography to form images of interior body organs, as the uterus or heart 0