Doppler ultrasound is a type of ultrasound that depends on the Doppler Effect, a change in the wave's frequency, which can occur from the motion of a reflector, such a red blood cell. We experience the Doppler Effect when, for example, an ambulance approaches us, passes and then drives away.
Definition of PLACODERM. : any of a class (Placodermi) of extinct chiefly Devonian fishes with an armor of bony plates and primitive jaw structures.ADVERTISEMENT. New Latin Placodermi, ultimately from GK plak-, plax + derma skin â more at derm-. any of a class (Placodermi) of extinct chiefly Devonian fishes with an armor of bony plates and primitive jaw structures. ADVERTISEMENT.
early 13c., from Old French dragon, from Latin draconem (nominative draco) huge serpent, dragon, from Greek drakon (genitive drakontos) serpent, giant seafish, apparently from drak-, strong aorist stem of derkesthai to see clearly, from PIE *derk- to see..