hypoechogenic

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adjective

Minimally echogenic, as is normal in some tissue types and unusual in others.

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Meanings

adjectivehypoechogenic (comparative more hypoechogenic, superlative most hypoechogenic)

comparative more hypoechogenic · superlative most hypoechogenic

  1. medicineMinimally echogenic, as is normal in some tissue types and unusual in others.

    The ultrasound showed an ellipsoidal hypoechogenic area in the muscle […]

    2015, MC Cojocaru et al., “Trigger points – ultrasound and thermal findings”, in Journal of Medicine and Life, volume 8

Origin

From hypo- + echogenic.

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Translations

French hypoéchogène
  • hypoéchogèneTranslations
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APA

hypoechogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoechogenic

MLA

“hypoechogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoechogenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypoechogenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoechogenic.

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