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resonance

An intensification of vibration or oscillation by an applied stimulus at the natural frequency of the system. The system may be molecular (i.e. magnetic resonance) or macroscopic (i.e. anatomical resonating chambers {mouth, nasal cavity, lung}).

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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI, diffusion-weighted MRI)

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Miriam-Webster Inc. Springfield, MA 1990