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ul·tra·so·nog·ra·phy
(ŭl′trə-sə-nŏg′rə-fē)n.
The use of high-frequency sound waves to image internal body structures, a developing fetus, or objects and currents that are underwater. Also called echography.
ul′tra·so·nog′ra·pher n.
ul′tra·son′o·graph′ic (-sŏn′ə-grăf′ĭk, -sō′nə-) adj.
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ultrasonography
(ˌʌltrəsəˈnɒɡrəfɪ)n
(Medicine) the technique of using ultrasound to produce pictures of structures within the body, as for example of a fetus
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ul•tra•so•nog•ra•phy
(ˌʌl trə səˈnɒg rə fi, -soʊ-)n.
a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected ultrasonic waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
[1950–55]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() prenatal diagnosis - any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality tomography, imaging - (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body A-scan ultrasonography - the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball B-scan ultrasonography - the use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye |
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ul·tra·so·nog·ra·phy
n. ultrasonografía, técnica de diagnóstico que emplea ultrasonido para producir imágenes de una estructura o de tejidos del cuerpo.
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ultrasonography
n ecografía (técnica); Doppler — ecografía Doppler; duplex — ecografía dúplexEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.