ultrasonography

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noun

Medical ultrasonography: The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus.

Similar
USultrasoundechographysonography
OriginEnglish sonography ← Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō →
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Meanings

nounultrasonography (countable and uncountable, plural ultrasonographies)

plural ultrasonographies

  1. The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces.
    1. countableuncountablemedicineMedical ultrasonography: The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus.

      Synonyms: US, ultrasound, echography, sonography

    2. countableuncountableThe use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures.

      Synonyms: US, ultrasound

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMedical ultrasonography: The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus.

Similar
USultrasoundechographysonography

nounThe use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures.

Similar
USultrasound

More synonyms by meaning

nounusing the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs

Similar
sonographyechographyultrasound
Broader
imagingtomographyprenatal diagnosis
Also see
echographysonographyultrasound

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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 Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  12. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  13. Englishsonography
  14. Englishultrasonography

From ultra- + sonography.

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Translations

Catalan ecografia
  • ecografiaTranslations
Czech ultrasonografie
  • ultrasonografieTranslations
Danish ultralyd
  • ultralydTranslations
Dutch echografie
  • echografieTranslations
French échographie
  • échographieTranslations
Greek υπερηχογραφία
  • υπερηχογραφία (yperichografía)Translations
Indonesian ultrasonografi
  • ultrasonografiTranslations
Italian ecografia
  • ecografiaTranslations
Norwegian ultralyd
  • ultralydTranslations
Polish ultrasonografia
  • ultrasonografiaTranslations
Portuguese ecografia, ultrassonografia
  • ecografiaTranslations
  • ultrassonografiaTranslations
  • ultrassomTranslations
Spanish ecografía
  • ecografíaTranslations
Turkish ultrasonografi
  • ultrasonografiTranslations
Ukrainian узд, ультразвукове дослідження
  • узд (uzd)Translations
  • ультразвукове дослідження (ulʹtrazvukove doslidžennja)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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