microbubbles

microbubbles
pl. n.
(in radiology) an ultrasound contrast medium consisting of small bubbles containing gas that are introduced into the vascular system or the Fallopian tubes in order to enhance ultra-sound images.

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mi·cro·bub·bles (miґkro-bub″əlz) very small bubbles that can be burst by sufficiently intense ultrasound, used as contrast agents in ultrasonography and therapeutically to dissolve blood clots and to deliver therapeutic agents such as drugs.

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