echocardiograph

[ 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.

Nearby words

echo sounder, echo verse, echoacousia, echoaortography, echocardiogram, echocardiograph, echocardiography, echoencephalogram, echoencephalograph, echoencephalography, echogenic

Origin of echocardiograph

echo + cardiograph

Related forms

ech·o·car·di·o·graph·ic

[ek-oh-kahr-dee-uh-graf-ik] /ˌɛk oʊˌkɑr di əˈgræf ɪk/, ech·o·car·di·o·graph·i·cal, adjectiveech·o·car·di·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbech·o·car·di·og·ra·phy

[ek-oh-kahr-dee-og-ruh-fee] /ˌɛk oʊˌkɑr diˈɒg rə fi/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for echocardiography

echocardiography

/ (ˌɛkəʊkɑːdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

examination of the heart using ultrasound techniques

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Medicine definitions for echocardiography

echocardiography

[ ĕk′ō-kär′dē-ŏg′rə-fē ]

n.

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

Related forms

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