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echograph

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

noun

  1. a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.

  2. a similar device used in ultrasonography to examine internal body structures or monitor fetal development.

Other Word Forms

  • echographic adjective
  • echographically adverb
  • echography noun

Etymology

Origin of echograph

First recorded in 1945–50; echo + -graph

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