ech·o·car·di·o·graph ( k  -kär d - -gr f)n. An instrument that in a painless and noninvasive manner employs the differential transmission and reflection of ultrasonic waves to image structural and functional abnormalities of the heart. ech o·cardi·o·graphic adj.ech o·cardi·ogra·phy (- gr-f) n. |
echocardiography [ˌɛkəʊkɑːdɪˈɒgrəfɪ]
n
(Medicine) examination of the heart using ultrasound techniques
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| Noun | 1. | echocardiography - a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis |
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