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sonication

sonication

1 7.7
A medical treatment that uses focused ultrasound to destroy unwanted tissue without surgery
  • noun
  • /ˌsɒnɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: sonicación
  • The doctor recommended sonication to treat the patient's tumor without invasive surgery.

Examples

  • During the procedure, sonication effectively targeted the affected tissue.

  • Many clinics now offer sonication as a noninvasive alternative to traditional procedures.

  • Recent advances in sonication have made it possible to target tissue more precisely.

  • The doctor recommended sonication for the patient's tumor.

  • The doctor recommended sonication to treat the patient's tumor without invasive surgery.

  • Many clinics now offer sonication as a noninvasive alternative to traditional procedures.

  • Recent advances in sonication have made it possible to target tissue more precisely.

Synonyms

ablation
vssonication
  • Specialized
2 8.3

Removal of part of the body by surgery to treat a disease

is non surgical and uses focused ultrasound to destroy tissue

How Invasive

operation
295 3.7
sonication
  • Specialized
1 7.7
medication
4 3.3

Surface Forms

sonication singular
sonications plural

Morphology

sonication = sonicate (semi-transparent) = sonic + ation

Formed from 'sonic' -> 'sonicate' -> 'sonication'; the morphological process indicates use of sound, but the medical application is specialized vocabulary.

Etymology

Sonication comes from an old Latin word sonus meaning 'sound' and the ending -ation meaning 'a process'. In medicine it means using focused sound waves to destroy or reduce unwanted tissue without surgery, so the word really names 'using sound' as a treatment.