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The Doppler Echography – From Greek Mythology to Modern Cardiology
The Doppler Echography – From Greek Mythology to Modern Cardiology

Author(s): Diana Dănișor, Octavian Istrătoaie
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Echo; echography; Doppler echography; Greek mythology; Cardiology

Summary/Abstract: The following pages shall demonstrate how the nature of things is made evident through the science of naming, the structure of designation. Through this extensive analysis, I aim at establishing the connection between Greek mythology and modern cardiology by exploring the origin of the word echography and its modern counterpart the Doppler echography.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: XVII
  • Page Range: 295-300
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English