ultrasonograph

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noun

An ultrasound image

OriginEnglish sonograph ← Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō →
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Meanings

nounultrasonograph (plural ultrasonographs)

plural ultrasonographs

  1. medicineAn ultrasound image

    Her mother is a radiology technician, conducting ultrasonographs, at the Mercer campus of the Capital Health System, in Trenton.

    2009 January 11, “Inna Dexter; Benjamin Nussdorf”, in New York Times
  2. medicineA device for conducting ultrasound images

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Latinūls
  3. Latinultrā
  4. Englishultra-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swenh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swónh₂os
  7. Latinsonus
  8. Englishsono-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  11. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  12. Englishsonograph
  13. Englishultrasonograph

From ultra- + sonograph.

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APA

ultrasonograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultrasonograph

MLA

“ultrasonograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultrasonograph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ultrasonograph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ultrasonograph.

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