Meaning | Using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe / observe fetal growth or study bodily organs. |
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Synonyms | sonography, ultrasonography, echography |
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Narrower | A-scan ultrasonography | The use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball |
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B-scan ultrasonography | The use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye |
Broader | imaging, tomography | (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body |
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prenatal diagnosis | Any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality |
Spanish | ecografía, ultrasonido |
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Catalan | ecografia, ultrasò |
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