sonogram
[ son-uh-gram, soh-nuh- ]
/ ˈsɒn əˌgræm, ˈsoʊ nə- /
noun Medicine/Medical.
the visual image produced by reflected sound waves in a diagnostic ultrasound examination.
Nearby words
sonnets from the portuguese, sonnetteer, sonny, sono-, sonobuoy, sonogram, sonograph, sonography, sonoluminescence, sonoma, sonometer
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British Dictionary definitions for sonogram
sonogram
/ (ˈsəʊnəˌɡræm) /
noun
physics a three-dimensional representation of a sound signal, using coordinates of frequency, time, and intensity
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Word Origin and History for sonogram
sonogram
1956, from comb. form of Latin sonus (see sound (n.1)) + -gram. Related: Sonograph (1951).
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Medicine definitions for sonogram
sonogram
[ sŏn′ə-grăm′, sō′nə- ]
n.
An image, as of an unborn fetus, produced by ultrasonography.echogram sonograph ultrasonogram
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