Definitions
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- noun An increased response (
echo ) during theultrasound examination of anorgan , usually as a result offatty deposits
Etymologies
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From hyper- + echogenicity
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Other features may suggest that a nodule is benign, such as hyperechogenicity (40\% increase in risk of cancer), "she said.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Ultrasonography weighted visceral and subcutaneous abdominal fat thickness, spleen size as longitudinal diameter and liver hyperechogenicity.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Patrizia Colicchio Giovanni Tarantino 2009
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