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echocardiogram
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ech·o·car·di·o·gram  (k-kärd--grm)
n.
A visual record produced by an echocardiograph.
echocardiogram  (k-kärd--grm)
An ultrasound image of the heart that demonstrates the size, motion, and composition of cardiac structures and is used to diagnose various abnormalities of the heart, including valvular dysfunction, abnormal chamber size, congenital heart disease, and cardiomyopathy.
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Noun1.echocardiogram - a graphical image of the heart produced by an echocardiograph
graph, graphical record - a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes


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