sonogram
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sonogram
Explanation
In medicine, a sonogram uses sound waves to display an image of some internal part of a person's body. A pregnant woman might have a sonogram to get a picture of her fetus. A sonogram most commonly produces a two-dimensional black and white image — for example, of a fetus inside its mother's uterus. Doctors use sonograms to see organs, tendons, muscles, and joints as well. A sonogram works by bouncing high frequency sounds against tissue and displaying the reflected or echoed image. The word itself combines the Latin sonus, or "sound," and the word-forming suffix -gram.
Vocabulary lists containing sonogram
Common Senses: Son ("Sound")
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Example Sentences
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The couple included four photos: The first showed the “Twilight” franchise star, 34, kissing the belly of his 29-year-old wife as she stands in a field holding sonogram images.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
Mummy even shared a cartoon sonogram on the morning show, a sight seen infrequently in preschool programming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
She showed the doctor a photo of her sonogram.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2024
Mesnard, who represents a suburban swing district, held up his phone and played a sonogram recording of his daughter’s heartbeat.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
The sonogram didn’t exist at the time; the spoon was the next best thing.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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