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ultrasound (ulītrә-sound) sound waves with a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz; used in medicine in the technique of ultrasonography. ultrasonography. a mechanical and thermal physical modality that uses sound waves of a frequency of approximately 1 million Hz for the treatment of soft tissue injury. It may be used to introduce a topical agent into the body through the skin; see phonophoresis.
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