Ultrasonography

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces.; Medical ultrasonography: The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces.; The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From ultra- + sonography.

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