Glossary

Diagnostic Technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis diagnostic procedure.

Medical Diagnosis - identification of a disease from its symptoms.

Prenatal Diagnosis - any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality.

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.

Auscultation - listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope).

Roentgenography, X-ray photography - radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram.

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.

Thermography - diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different parts of the body; used to study blood flow and to detect tumors.

Procedure, Process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error".