diagnostic procedure

Noun
  1. A procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis (synset 100177976)
    is a type of: procedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    subtypes:
    • 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
    is a part of: medical diagnosis - identification of a disease from its symptoms
    same as: diagnostic technique

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