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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