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ULTRASONOGRAPHY
sonography, ultrasonography, echography, ultrasound
(noun) using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ultrasonography (countable and uncountable, plural ultrasonographies)
(medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus.
The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures.
Synonyms
• sonography
Source: Wiktionary
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