Spider veins and varicose veins are a common disease
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Vein dictionary
Ultrasound
Ultrasonography or sonography. Bloodless procedure used in medicine for the purpose of diagnosis, employing ultrasound waves from outside the body to visualise the structures within. Doctors can use ultrasound to assess blood flow in the vessels. See also: Doppler and duplex ultrasound.