ultrasonography

[ uhl-truh-suh-nog-ruh-fee, -soh- ]
/ ˌʌl trə səˈnɒg rə fi, -soʊ- /

noun

a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.

Origin of ultrasonography

First recorded in 1950–55; ultra- + sono- + -graphy

Words nearby ultrasonography

ultrasonic testing, ultrasonic welding, ultrasonics, ultrasonogram, ultrasonograph, ultrasonography, ultrasound, ultrasound cardiography, ultrasound scanner, ultrastructural anatomy, ultrastructure

British Dictionary definitions for ultrasonography

ultrasonography
/ (ˌʌltrəsəˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the technique of using ultrasound to produce pictures of structures within the body, as for example of a fetus

Medical definitions for ultrasonography

ultrasonography
[ ŭl′trə-sə-nŏg′rə-fē ]

n.

Diagnostic imaging in which ultrasound is used to visualize an internal body structure or a developing fetus. echography sonography

Other words from ultrasonography

ul′tra•so•nog′ra•pher n. ul′tra•son′o•graph′ic (-sŏn′ə-grăf′ĭk, -sō′nə-) adj.

Scientific definitions for ultrasonography

ultrasonography
[ ŭl′trə-sə-nŏg′rə-fē ]

Diagnostic imaging in which ultrasound is used to image an internal body structure or a developing fetus. See Note at ultrasound.
An imaging technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to visualize underwater objects, topography, boundaries between layers, and currents. It is often used to locate underwater vehicles on the ocean floor. The sound waves are broadcast, and the timing and frequency shift of their echoes are analyzed in much the same manner as in sonar to produce an image or map of the phenomena or objects under investigation. Also called ultrasound