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echocardiography

/ 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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"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.

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A dozen students and nurses rushed in with surgical tools and echocardiography equipment to check Hill’s heart.

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A “bubble study” test, contrast echocardiography that uses sound waves to inspect blood vessels, revealed the presence of an AVM in Martinez’s lung.

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Her father, a cardiologist, was the medical director of the echocardiography lab at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, also in St. Louis.

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Researchers assessed the hearts of 4,580 U.S. adults using echocardiography -- ultrasound of the heart.

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