echoencephalograph
[ ek-oh-en-sef-uh-luh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˌɛk oʊ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun Medicine/Medical.
a device that employs reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the position of brain structures.
Nearby words
echoaortography, echocardiogram, echocardiograph, echocardiography, echoencephalogram, echoencephalograph, echoencephalography, echogenic, echogram, echograph, echography
Origin of echoencephalograph
Related formsech·o·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·ic [ek-oh-en-sef-uh-luh-graf-ik] /ˌɛk oʊ ɛnˌsɛf ə ləˈgræf ɪk/, ech·o·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·i·cal, adjectiveech·o·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbech·o·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy [ek-oh-en-sef-uh-log-ruh-fee] /ˌɛk oʊ ɛnˌsɛf əˈlɒg rə fi/, noun
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Medicine definitions for echoencephalography
echoencephalography
[ ĕk′ō-ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏg′rə-fē ]
n.
The use of reflected ultrasound to create a detailed visual image of the brain.
Related formsech′o•en•ceph′a•lo•graph′ (-lə-grăf′, -lō-) n.
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