An ultrasound scan, also referred to as a sonogram, diagnostic sonography, and ultrasonography, is a device that uses high frequency sound waves to create an image of some part of the inside of the body, such as the stomach, liver, heart, tendons, muscles, joints and blood vessels.
The name Olmec comes from the Nahuatl word for the Olmecs: ÅlmÄcatl [oËlËmeËkatÍ¡É¬] (singular) or ÅlmÄcah [oËlËmeËkaÊ] (plural). This word is composed of the two words Ålli [ËoËlËi] , meaning rubber, and mÄcatl [ËmeËkatÍ¡É¬] , meaning people, so the word means rubber people.hey lived in the tropical lowlands of south-central Mexico, in the present-day states of Veracruz and Tabasco. It has been speculated that Olmec derive in part from neighboring Mokaya and/or MixeâZoque.
â¢ OLMEC (noun). The noun OLMEC has 1 sense: 1. a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC. Familiarity information: OLMEC used as a noun is very rare. â¢ OLMEC (adjective). The adjective OLMEC has 1 sense: 1. of or relating to the Olmec of Mexico. Familiarity information: OLMEC used as an adjective is very rare.