Etymology

angiocardioultrasonography

Today it means: An ultrasonographic visualization of the heart and associated blood vessels and of the flow of blood through them, commonly known as echocardiography Full definition →

English ultrasonography ← Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Ancient Greekἄγγος (ángos)
  2. Ancient Greekἀγγεῖον (angeîon)
  3. Englishangio-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  7. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  8. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  9. Englishcardio-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Latinūls
  12. Latinultrā
  13. Englishultra-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂os
  16. Latinsonus
  17. Englishsono-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  19. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  20. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  21. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  22. Englishsonography
  23. Englishultrasonography
  24. English todayangiocardioultrasonography

From angio- + cardio- + ultrasonography.

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