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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Ultrasonics
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ultrasonido
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ultrassom
Synonyms
English
:
Ultrasonic
Tree Number:
H01.671.031.849
Definition
English
:
A subfield of
acoustics
dealing in the radio frequency range higher than
acoustic
SOUND waves (approximately above 20 kilohertz).
Ultrasonic
radiation
is used therapeutically (
DIATHERMY
and
ULTRASONIC THERAPY
) to generate HEAT and to selectively destroy
tissues
. It is also used in diagnostics, for example,
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
;
ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY
; and
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
, to visually display echoes received from irradiated
tissues.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
the discipline (
education
,
history
, etc.) only; use
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
or
ULTRASONIC THERAPY
or specifics for diagnostic or therapeutic use of
ULTRASONIC WAVES
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Ultrasonics
/
therapeutic use
use
Ultrasonic Therapy
See Related
English
:
Ultrasonic Waves
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
ED
education
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MA
manpower
MT
methods
OG
organization & administration
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
Record Number:
14864
Unique Identifier:
D014465
Occurrence in VHL
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