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transabdominal ultrasound

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008826

A procedure used to examine the organs in the abdomen. An ultrasound transducer (probe) is pressed firmly against the skin of the abdomen. High-energy sound waves from the transducer bounce off tissues and create echoes. The echoes are sent to a computer, which makes a picture called a sonogram. Also called abdominal ultrasound.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008826
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsabdominal ultrasound
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008826",
  "term": "transabdominal ultrasound",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure used to examine the organs in the abdomen. An ultrasound transducer (probe) is pressed firmly against the skin of the abdomen. High-energy sound waves from the transducer bounce off tissues and create echoes. The echoes are sent to a computer, which makes a picture called a sonogram. Also called abdominal ultrasound.",
  "synonyms": [
    "abdominal ultrasound"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/transabdominal-ultrasound/"
}

Record 16,606 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.