Definitions for echocardiography-ˈɒg rə fi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ech•o•car•di•o•graphˌɛk oʊˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf(n.)
an instrument using reflected ultrasonic waves to show the structures and functioning of the heart: for diagnosing heart abnormalities.
Category: Medicine
Origin of echocardiograph:
1975–80
ech`o•car`di•og′ra•phy-ˈɒg rə fi(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
echocardiography(noun)
a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart
Wiktionary
echocardiography(Noun)
The use of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Echocardiography
Ultrasonic recording of the size, motion, and composition of the heart and surrounding tissues. The standard approach is transthoracic.
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