ultrasonography meaning

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ultrasonography (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.

Definition of ultrasonography

  1. 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

    Synonyms: sonography, echography, ultrasound

    Type of: imaging, prenatal diagnosis

    Kinds: A-scan ultrasonography, B-scan ultrasonography

Scrabble score: 24 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UL · words ending in HY · 15-letter words

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