Definition of endoscopic ultrasound

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endoscopic ultrasound

(en-do-SKAH-pik...) EUS. A procedure in which an endoscope (a thin, lighted tube) is inserted into the body. The endoscope is used to bounce high-energy sound waves (ultrasound) off internal organs to make a picture (sonogram). Also called endosonography.



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Mark McCracken

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