title: [The effect of ultrasound in biology].
abstract: The article deals with the basic definitions and characteristics of ultrasound. The primary effects of ultrasound such as heat production, microstreaming, cavitation, chemical effects and biologic effects of ultrasound such as teratogeny and mutagenesis of the stronger doses without any clear evidence of deleterious effects, are described.
authors.affiliation: Ward of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Health Centre, Bor.
authors.forename: Lj
authors.initials: Lj
authors.lastname: Todorović
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000009:adverse effects
vernacular_title: Dejstva ultrazvuka u biologiji.