B-scan

English

Etymology

Short for brightness scan.

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.

Related terms

• B-scanning

Descendants

• → Chinese: B超 (bìchāo)

Anagrams

• bancs