ultrasonography
The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spacesThe 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.
» Lucía looked like a peanut in her first ultrasonography.
Meaning
2 sensesThe use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces.
(countable, uncountable)Medical ultrasonography: The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus.
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(countable, uncountable)The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures.
- 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
Examples
1 sentencesLucía looked like a peanut in her first ultrasonography.
Translations
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Forms
plural: ultrasonographies| Singular | ultrasonography |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- 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:sonographyechographyultrasound
Word family
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