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sonographer

American  
[suh-nah-gruhf-er] / səˈnɑ grəf ər /

noun

  • sonographers
    plural
  1. Medicine/Medical. a professional trained to administer examinations using ultrasonography.


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When I attended pregnancy scans a decade ago, the best the sonographer could do to involve this blind expectant mum was to turn up the volume on the heartbeat.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Cheney still has a day job, now as a cardiovascular sonographer.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

Having previously worked as a nurse midwife and sonographer, she had noticed that there were differences in the appearance of the cervix in women who went on to deliver preterm.

From Science Daily Jan. 24, 2024

She worked in health care for 20 years as a diagnostic medical sonographer, specializing in women’s health.

From Seattle Times Nov. 8, 2022

Then the sonographer said the vaginal ultrasound wasn’t clear enough to date the pregnancy: Kae would have to come back in a week.

From Washington Post

But training new sonographers "takes quite a while", says Thompson, and numbers can't be increased very quickly.

From BBC Mar. 28, 2026

The panel was composed of experts in the imaging and management of endometriosis, including radiologists, sonographers, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons.

From Science Daily Apr. 9, 2024

Strikers include licensed vocational nurses, home health aides and ultrasound sonographers, as well as technicians in the radiology, X-ray, surgical, pharmacy and emergency departments.

From Seattle Times Oct. 5, 2023

The strikers include licensed vocational nurses, home health aides and ultrasound sonographers, as well as technicians in radiology, X-ray, surgical, pharmacy and emergency departments.

From Washington Times Oct. 4, 2023

There are a lot of them, including medical assistants, licensed vocational nurses, surgical technicians, certified nursing assistants, phlebotomists, pharmacy technicians, respiratory therapists, X-ray technicians and ultrasound sonographers.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2023

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