Meanings
nounechocardiography (countable and uncountable, plural echocardiographies)
plural echocardiographies
- countableuncountablemedicineThe use of ultrasound to produce images of the heart; especially, cardiac ultrasonography done with cardiology-specific devices and training, as contrasted with POCUS applied cardiovascularly by any clinician.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sweh₂gʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*wākʰā́
- Ancient Greekἠχή (ēkhḗ)
- Ancient Greekἠχώ (ēkhṓ)
- Latinēchō
- Medieval Latinēccō
- Middle Englisheccho
- Englishecho
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
- Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
- Englishcardio-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishcardiography
- Englishechocardiography
From echo + cardiography.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ecocardiografia
- ecocardiografiause of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
Czech echokardiografie
- echokardiografieuse of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
Finnish sydämen ultraäänikuvaus, ekokardiografia
- sydämen ultraäänikuvaususe of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
- ekokardiografiause of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
French échocardiographie
- échocardiographieuse of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
Hungarian echokardiográfia
- echokardiográfiause of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
Indonesian ekokardiografi
- ekokardiografiuse of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
Italian ecocardiografia
- ecocardiografiause of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
Portuguese ecocardiografia
- ecocardiografiause of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
Russian эхокардиография
- эхокардиография (exokardiografija)use of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
Spanish ecocardiografía
- ecocardiografíause of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
Turkish ekokardiyografi, kalp ultrasonu
- ekokardiyografiuse of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
- kalp ultrasonuuse of ultrasound to produce images of the heart
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with echocardiography
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Cite this entry
APA
echocardiography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echocardiography
MLA
“echocardiography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echocardiography. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “echocardiography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/echocardiography.
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