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e·chog·ra·phy
(ĕ-kŏg′rə-fē)n.
See ultrasonography.
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echography
(ɛˈkɒɡrəfɪ)n
(Medicine) medical examination of the internal structures of the body by means of ultrasound
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echography
A diagnostic method of examining the chest area using ultrasound (high-frequency) waves to produce a recording, called an echogram.
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| Noun | 1. | echography - 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 organsprenatal 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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ech·og·ra·phy
n. ecografía. V.: ultrasonography
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
echography - 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