echograph

[ ek-oh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈɛk oʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
a similar device used in ultrasonography to examine internal body structures or monitor fetal development.

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Origin of echograph

First recorded in 1945–50; echo + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM echograph

ech·o·graph·ic [ek-oh-graf-ik] /ˌɛk oʊˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveech·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbe·chog·ra·phy [e-kog-ruh-fee] /ɛˈkɒg rə fi/, noun

Words nearby echograph

echoencephalogram, echoencephalograph, echoencephalography, echogenic, echogram, echograph, echography, echoic, echoic memory, echoism, echolalia
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