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hydatiform mole (medicine)


hydatiform mole
<radiology> Trophoblastic proliferation with avascularity of chorionic villi, marked oedema and enlargement of chorionic villi, severe eclampsia prior to 24 weeks, 1st trimester bleeding, abnormal elevation of beta-hCG, passing grapelike vesicles per vagina, uterus large for dates (50%), hyperechoic intrauterine tissue interspersed with numerous punctate hypoechoic areas (hydropic villi), in 25% atypical appearance: large hyperechoic areas (blood clots) and areas of cystic degeneration; resembles incomplete abortion, thick hyperechoic rim around central anechoic zone, bilateral theca lutein cysts (18-37%) see also: gestational trophoblastic disease, hydatiform mole: types


eikonal (iou)



eikonal noun & adjective. E20.
[from Greek eikon image + -AL1.]
Physics.
A. noun. The optical path length of a ray between specified points. Also, the time taken for a wavefront to reach a specified point. E20.
b. adjective.
Designating an expression that gives the eikonal in terms of the wave velocity. M20.
Designating a method of approximately representing the behaviour of particles by means of eikonals. M20.