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.
To some agencies they are the same action, and the term is used interchangeably. To other fire organizations, the meanings have been reversed or changed altogether. Burnout and Backfire do not mean the same thing. Burnout: (also known as burning out or firing out) involves setting fire inside of a fire line, including scratch lines or a wet line, to consume fuel between the edge of the control line and the fire to strengthen the fireline (create a blackline).