sonolucent

English

Etymology

sono- +‎ lucent

Adjective

sonolucent (comparative more sonolucent, superlative most sonolucent)

  1. transparent to ultrasound
    • 2015 August 12, “Efficacy of Intrauterine Bakri Balloon Tamponade in Cesarean Section for Placenta Previa Patients”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      Placenta accreta is diagnosed using gray scale ultrasound and the suggestive signs of placenta accreta were presence of placental vascular lacunae, loss of a sonolucent area, interruption of bladder-uterine serosa and visualization of a focal protruding mass between the placenta and bladder.
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