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

echo + encephalograph

Related forms

ech·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 forms

ech′o•en•ceph′a•lo•graph′ (-lə-grăf′, -lō-) n.