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echocardiography

British  
/ ˌɛkəʊkɑːdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

  1. examination of the heart using ultrasound techniques

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Separately, Medtronic on Wednesday also raised its quarterly dividend by a penny and said it has made strategic investments into two privately held companies focused on the development of intracardiac echocardiography, or ICE, catheter technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

"Individuals who have acute infections can look normal by MRI and echocardiography, but when we delved into the molecular level, we saw that something very dangerous could occur," Smyth said.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2024

"We're not saying that you should not do the marathon, but we're saying that maybe every other year you should do an investigation - echocardiography, and so on - to look at your heart."

From BBC Apr. 6, 2015

Three years ago, the echocardiography group helped develop guidelines for appropriate use of the test.

From New York Times Dec. 15, 2014

In addition, echocardiography or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging may be employed.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

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