Meaning | A procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis. |
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Synonym | diagnostic procedure |
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Part of | medical diagnosis | Identification of a disease from its symptoms |
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Narrower | auscultation | listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) |
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cardiography, electrocardiography | diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram) |
echocardiography | A noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart |
echoencephalography | A noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study the anatomy of the brain |
electromyography | diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph |
mammography | A diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays |
prenatal diagnosis | Any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality |
roentgenography, X-ray photography | radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram |
thermography | diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different parts of the body |
Broader | procedure, process | A particular course of action intended to achieve a result |
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Spanish | diagnóstico médico |
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