Each tissue type, such as liver, spleen or kidney, has a particular echogenicity in its normal state. In diseased states, the echogenicity of an organ can be altered, either more echogenic (hyperechoic) or less echogenic (hypoechoic) than usual.
burn up. v. 1. To destroy something or someone by fire or heat: She burned the contract up. He burned up all the photographs. 2. To be completely destroyed by fire or heat: The cabin burned up, leaving only ashes.
That log in the back would keep the flames burning. A couple centuries later, its original meaning influenced todayâs definition: âsomething stored up for later use.â Of course, a backlog of backlogs may cause everything to go up in flames. Matrix