echocardiography
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Definition
- Noun:
- A noninvasive diagnostic medical procedure: Echocardiography is a diagnostic technique that uses ultrasound waves to create images of the heart.
- The study of heart structure and function: It is used to examine the size, shape, and motion of the heart's chambers, valves, and walls, as well as the flow of blood through the heart.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The doctor ordered an echocardiography to assess the patient's heart valve function.
- Advances in echocardiography have made it a crucial tool in cardiology.
Advanced Usage
"Doppler echocardiography": A specific type of echocardiography that uses the Doppler effect to visualize and assess blood flow through the heart and major vessels.
- Doppler echocardiography was used to measure the velocity of blood through the narrowed valve.
"Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)": A procedure where an ultrasound probe is passed down the esophagus to get clearer images of the heart from behind it.
- A transesophageal echocardiography provided a more detailed view of the atrial septum.
Variants and Related Words
Echocardiogram (n): The visual record or image produced by an echocardiography procedure.
- The echocardiogram showed normal ventricular function.
Echocardiographer (n): A medical professional trained to perform echocardiography.
- The echocardiographer positioned the transducer on the patient's chest.
Synonyms
- Cardiac ultrasound: A synonymous term for echocardiography.
- Echo (informal): A common, informal shortening of "echocardiogram" or "echocardiography" in clinical settings.
Related Phrases
To undergo an echocardiography: To have the procedure performed.
- The patient will undergo an echocardiography next week.
Echocardiography findings/results: The information or diagnosis obtained from the procedure.
- The echocardiography findings were consistent with heart failure.
Noun
- a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart