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echocardiograph

American

[ek-oh-kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˌɛk oʊˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

an instrument employing reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the structures and functioning of the heart.

Other Word Forms

echocardiographic adjective
echocardiographical adjective
echocardiographically adverb
echocardiography noun

Etymology

Origin of echocardiograph

echo + cardiograph

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