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ech⋅o⋅graph

[ek-oh-graf, -grahf]
–noun
1. a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
2. a similar device used in ultrasonography to examine internal body structures or monitor fetal development.

Origin:
1945–50; echo + -graph


ech⋅o⋅graph⋅ic [ek-oh-graf-ik] , adjective
ech⋅o⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
e⋅chog⋅ra⋅phy [e-kog-ruh-fee] , noun
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e·chog·ra·phy   (ě-kŏg'rə-fē)   
n.  See ultrasonography.
ul·tra·so·nog·ra·phy   (ŭl'trə-sə-nŏg'rə-fē)   
n.  
  1. Diagnostic imaging in which ultrasound is used to image an internal body structure or a developing fetus.

  2. An imaging technique that uses high frequency sound waves to visualize underwater surfaces, boundaries, objects, and currents. In both senses also called echography.

ul'tra·so·nog'ra·pher n., ul'tra·son'o·graph'ic (-sŏn'ə-grāf'ĭk, -sō'nə-) adj.
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Main Entry: echo·graph
Pronunciation: -"graf
Function: noun
: an instrument used for echography

Main Entry: echog·ra·phy
Pronunciation: i-'käg-r&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
: ULTRASOUND 2 —echo·graph·ic /"ek-O-'graf-ik/ adjectiveecho·graph·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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echography e·chog·ra·phy (ě-kŏg'rə-fē)
n.
See ultrasonography.

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