echocardiography

/ (ˌɛkəʊkɑːdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) /

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noun

examination of the heart using ultrasound techniques

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Words nearby echocardiography

echoacousia, echoaortography, echo boomer, echocardiogram, echocardiograph, echocardiography, echo chamber, echo check, echo diplacusis, echoencephalogram, echoencephalograph

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Medical definitions for echocardiography

echocardiography

[ ĕk′ō-kär′dē-ŏg′rə-fē ]

The use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of cardiovascular lesions and in recording the size, motion, and composition of various cardiac structures.ultrasound cardiography

Other words from echocardiography

ech′o•car′di•o•graph′ (-ə-grăf′) n.ech′o•car′di•o•graph′ic adj.