definitions

echogenic

[ ek-oh-jen-ik ]
/ ˌɛk oʊˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

capable of generating or reflecting sound waves.

Nearby words

echocardiograph, echocardiography, echoencephalogram, echoencephalograph, echoencephalography, echogenic, echogram, echograph, echography, echoic, echoic memory

Origin of echogenic

echo + -genic
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Medicine definitions for echogenic

echogenic

[ ĕk′ō-jĕn′ĭk ]

adj.

Containing structures that reflect high-frequency sound waves and thus can be imaged by ultrasound techniques.
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