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echocardiogram

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ech⋅o⋅car⋅di⋅o⋅gram

[ek-oh-kahr-dee-uh-gram]
–noun
a graphic record produced by an echocardiograph.

Origin:
1975–80; echo + cardiogram
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ech·o·car·di·o·gram   (ěk'ō-kär'dē-ə-grām')   
n.  A visual record produced by an echocardiograph.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: echo·car·dio·gram
Pronunciation: "ek-O-'kärd-E-&-"gram
Function: noun
: a visual record made by echocardiography; also : the procedure for producing such a record
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echocardiogram ech·o·car·di·o·gram (ěk'ō-kär'dē-ə-grām')
n.
A visual record produced by echocardiography.

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Science Dictionary
echocardiogram   (ěk'ō-kär'dē-ə-grām')  Pronunciation Key 
An ultrasound image of the heart that demonstrates the size, motion, and composition of cardiac structures and is used to diagnose various abnormalities of the heart, including valvular dysfunction, abnormal chamber size, congenital heart disease, and cardiomyopathy.
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