â¢ AMPUTATION (noun) The noun AMPUTATION has 2 senses: 1. a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs. 2. a surgical removal of all or part of a limb. Familiarity information: AMPUTATION used as a noun is rare.
This test is used to look for signs of disease like Parkinson's in the body. MRI. MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, is a test that produces very clear pictures, or images, of the human body without the use of X-rays. Instead, MRI uses a large magnet, radio waves, and a computer to produce these images.his test is used to look for signs of disease like Parkinson's in the body. MRI. MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, is a test that produces very clear pictures, or images, of the human body without the use of X-rays. Instead, MRI uses a large magnet, radio waves, and a computer to produce these images.
Syphilis tests are used to screen for and/or diagnose infection with Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis. For more details about syphilis infection, see the What is being tested? section. Several different types of tests are available. Antibody tests are most commonly used. Antibody tests (serology)âthese tests detect antibodies in the blood and sometimes in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Two general types are available for syphilis testing, nontreponemal antibody test and treponemal antibody test (derived from the name of the bacterium).