Nephrosis definition, kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system. See more.
An ultrasound scan, also referred to as a sonogram, diagnostic sonography, and ultrasonography, is a device that uses high frequency sound waves to create an image of some part of the inside of the body, such as the stomach, liver, heart, tendons, muscles, joints and blood vessels.ltrasound is used to create images of the fetus or embryo in the uterus. Today, often referred to simply as an ultrasound scan, it is part of standard prenatal care.
An ultrasound scan is routine for pregnant women. Detect abnormalities of heart structures such as the heart valves. This type of ultrasound scan is called echocardiography. See the separate leaflet called Echocardiogram for more details. Help to diagnose problems of internal organs such as the: Liver; Gallbladder; Pancreas; Thyroid gland; Lymph nodes; Ovaries