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Ultrasonic Waves MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ultrasonic Waves
Tree Number(s)
G01.750.770.776.891
Unique ID
D000069453
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000069453
Scope Note
Oscillating sound wave with a frequency higher than the upper limit of the human hearing range.
Entry Term(s)
LIPUS
Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound
Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Radiation
Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS)
Pulsed Ultrasound
Ultrasonic Vibration
Ultrasound Radiation
Ultrasound Waves
Previous Indexing
Sound (1969-2015)
Ultrasonics (1966-2015)
Ultrasonic Therapy (1969-2015)
Ultrasonography (1963-2015)
See Also
Ultrasonics
Public MeSH Note
2016; for ULTRASOUND RADIATION see SOUND 2012-2015
History Note
2016; for ULTRASOUND RADIATION use SOUND 2012-2015
Entry Combination
therapy:Ultrasonic Therapy
Date Established
2016/01/01
Date of Entry
2015/07/09
Revision Date
2015/07/07
Entry Combination
therapy:Ultrasonic Therapy

Allowable Qualifiers
Ultrasonic Waves Preferred
Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Narrower
Pulsed Ultrasound Narrower
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