Each tissue type, such as liver, spleen or kidney, has a particular echogenicity in its normal state. In diseased states, the echogenicity of an organ can be altered, either more echogenic (hyperechoic) or less echogenic (hypoechoic) than usual.
burn up. v. 1. To destroy something or someone by fire or heat: She burned the contract up. He burned up all the photographs. 2. To be completely destroyed by fire or heat: The cabin burned up, leaving only ashes.
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a painful, frustrating condition described as a burning or scalding sensation in the tongue, lips, palate, or the entire mouth, usually without clinical and laboratory findings or any detectable reason. Other names for the condition include scalded mouth syndrome and stomatodynia.ossible causes of burning mouth syndrome, include 1  : Dry mouth syndrome, caused by medications, alcohol and tobacco use, aging. 2  Oral thrush, an infection that occurs when the chemical balance of the body is disrupted and the fungus Candida albicans grows out of control.