ultrasonography

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Etymology

From ultra- +‎ sonography.

Noun

ultrasonography (countable and uncountable, plural ultrasonographies)

  2. The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces.
    Synonyms: US (initialism), ultrasound (metonymic)
    Hypernym: imaging
    Hyponyms: Doppler ultrasonography, doppler
    Coordinate term: sonar
    2. (medicine) Medical ultrasonography: The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus.
      Synonyms: echography, sonography
      Hyponym: neuro-ultrasonography
    3. The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures.
      Coordinate terms: sonar, echo sounding

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