#procedure.activity__process__proces a particular course of action intended to achieve a results; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"
supertype: activity any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
subtype: Bertillon_system a system or procedure for identifying persons
subtype: fingerprinting the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification
subtype: genetic_profiling__geneticprofiling__genetic_fingerprinting__geneticfingerprinting the procedure of analyzing the DNA in samples of a person's body tissue or body fluid for the purpose of identification
subtype: diagnostic_procedure__diagnostic_technique a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
subtype: prenatal_diagnosis any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality
subtype: sonography__ultrasonography using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth
subtype: amniocentesis__amniocentesi extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
subtype: fetoscopy__foetoscopy prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood
subtype: cardiography__electrocardiography diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram)
subtype: echocardiography diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart
subtype: auscultation listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
subtype: pleximetry__percussion tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
subtype: succussion shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity
subtype: roentgenography__xrayphotography radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram
subtype: angiography roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram
subtype: arthrography roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram
subtype: arteriography roentgenographic examination of arteries
subtype: venography roentgenographic examination of veins
subtype: cholangiography roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected
subtype: encephalography roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram
subtype: myelography roentgenography of the spinal cord to detect possible lesions (usually after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space)
subtype: pyelography roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye)
subtype: intravenous_pyelography__intravenouspyelography__IVP performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium
subtype: electromyography diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph
subtype: mammography a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays
subtype: thermography diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different parts of the body; used to study blood flow and to detect tumors
subtype: mammothermography the use of thermography to detect breast tumors (which appear as hot spots)
subtype: emergency_procedure__emergencyprocedure a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency)
subtype: cardiac_massage__cardiacmassage__heart_massage__heartmassage an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or (during surgery) directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest
subtype: artificial_respiration an emergency procedure whereby respiration is maintained artificially
subtype: cardiopulmonary_resuscitation__cardiopulmonaryresuscitation__CPR__cardiac_resuscitation__cardiacresuscitation__mouth-to-mouth_resuscitation__kiss_of_life an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has collapsed and has no pulse and has stopped breathing; attempts to restore circulation of the blood and prevent death or brain damage due to lack of oxygen
subtype: Heimlich_maneuver__Heimlich_manoeuver an emergency procedure to help someone who is choking because food is lodged in the trachea
subtype: experimental_procedure the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment
subtype: double-blind_procedure__double-blind_experiment__double-blind_study an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment; a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects
subtype: computation__calculation the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
subtype: number_crunching performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations
subtype: mathematical_process__mathematical_operation__operation calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"
subtype: permutation.mathematical_process the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
subtype: combination the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order
subtype: differentiation the mathematical process of obtaining the derivative of a function
subtype: integration an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined
subtype: exponentiation__involution the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power
subtype: arithmetic_operation a mathematical operation involving numbers
subtype: division.arithmetic_operation an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
subtype: long_division the operation of division in which the sequence of steps are indicated in detail
subtype: short_division__shortdivision the operation of division in which the sequence of steps is performed without writing them out
subtype: times__time__multiplication an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve"
subtype: minus__minu__subtraction an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated; "the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one"
subtype: summation__addition__plus the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers; "the summation of four and three gives seven"; "four plus three equals seven"
subtype: matrix_operation a mathematical operation involving matrices
subtype: matrix_addition the addition of matrices
subtype: matrix_multiplication the multiplication of matrices
subtype: matrix_inversion determination of a matrix that when multiplied by the given matrix will yield a unit matrix
subtype: construction drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem"
subtype: quadrature the construction of a square having the same area as some other figure
subtype: recalculation the act of calculating again (usually to eliminate errors or to include additional data); "recalculation yielded a much larger value"
subtype: chromosome_mapping__mapping (genetics) the process of locating genes on a chromosome
subtype: operating_procedure__operatingprocedure a procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation
subtype: standing_operating_procedure__standard_operating_procedure__SOP a prescribed procedure to be followed routinely
subtype: stiffening the act of becoming stiff; "stiffening his shoulders, he prepared to advance"
subtype: indirection indirect procedure or action; "he tried to find out by indirection"
subtype: rigmarole__rigamarole a long and complicated and confusing procedure; "all that academic rigmarole was a waste of time"
subtype: modus_operandi__modusoperandi__routine an unvarying or habitual method of procedure
subtype: rat_race__ratrace an exhausting routine that leaves no time for relaxation
subtype: rut.modus_operandi__groove a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape; "they fell into a conversational rut"
subtype: experimental_condition__condition the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
subtype: rule.procedure__formula (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems; "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
subtype: metarule a rule that describes how other rules should be used (as in AI)
subtype: algorithm__algorithmic_rule__algorithmicrule__algorithmic_program__algorithmicprogram a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem
subtype: sorting_algorithm__sortingalgorithm an algorithm for sort a list
subtype: heuristic_program__heuristicprogram__heuristic__heuristic_rule__heuristicrule a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
subtype: lateral_thinking__lateralthinking a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on
subtype: recursion (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation
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