| artifact [`ärd·ǝ´fakt] ARCHEOLOGY Any crafted object of common use that reflects the skills of humans in past cultures. COMMUNICATIONS Any component of a signal that is extraneous to the variable represented by the signal. HISTOLOGY A structure in a fixed cell or tissue formed by manipulation or by the reagent. MEDICINE Noise or spurious signals that occur during various radiological imaging techniques; can reach a level where they appear in the image with as much strength as the signals produced by real objects. |