"B-scan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: B-scans [plural]
Etymology: Short for brightness scan. Head templates: {{en-noun}} B-scan (plural B-scans)
  1. An ultrasonographic diagnostic test used in optometry and ophthalmology to produce a two-dimensional, cross-sectional view of the eye and the orbit. Wikipedia link: B-scan Related terms: B-scanning
    Sense id: en-B-scan-en-noun-Vq~t2qaX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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