Dictionary

ultrasonography en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus English sono- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English sonography English ultrasonography From ultra- + sonography.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces. ▸ Medical ultrasonography: The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus.
2. (countable, uncountable) The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces. ▸ The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures.

Forms

Coordinates

sonar · sonar · echo sounding

Deriveds

neuro-ultrasonography · Doppler ultrasonography

Hypernyms

imaging · imaging

Relateds

ultrasonographic · ultrasonographer · echogenous

Synonyms

US · ultrasound · US · sonography · echography · ultrasound

Translations (18)

pt ultrassom (Translations) · da ultralyd (Translations) · it ecografia (Translations) · ca ecografia (Translations) · cs ultrasonografie (Translations) · el υπερηχογραφία (Translations) · fr échographie (Translations) · gl ecografía (Translations) · es ecografía (Translations) · uk узд (Translations) · pl ultrasonografia (Translations) · id ultrasonografi (Translations) · tr ultrasonografi (Translations) · nl echografie (Translations) · uk ультразвукове дослідження (Translations) · pt ecografia (Translations) · pt ultrassonografia (Translations) · no ultralyd (Translations)

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