Definition

1. Noun:
   • A medical imaging technique: Echography is a diagnostic procedure that uses the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to create visual images of internal body structures, such as organs or a developing fetus.
   • The process or result of an ultrasound examination: The term can refer to the act of performing an ultrasound scan or to the resulting image (a sonogram) itself.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor ordered an echography to examine the patient's liver.
  • Prenatal echography is a routine part of pregnancy care to monitor fetal development.

Advanced Usage

• "To undergo echography": to have an ultrasound examination performed.
  • The patient had to undergo echography to determine the cause of the abdominal pain.

Variants and Related Words

• Sonography (n): A synonym for echography; the practice of using ultrasound for diagnostic imaging.
  • She is studying to become a specialist in medical sonography.
• Ultrasonography (n): The formal technical term for echography.
• Sonogram (n): The visual image produced by an echography procedure.
  • The sonogram clearly showed the baby's heartbeat.

Synonyms

• Ultrasound scan: A common term for the procedure.
• Ultrasonic imaging: A technical term emphasizing the use of sound waves.

Related Phrases

• Diagnostic echography: Specifies the use of ultrasound for identifying medical conditions.
  • Diagnostic echography revealed a small cyst.
• Obstetric echography: Refers specifically to ultrasound used during pregnancy.
  • Obstetric echography is essential for assessing fetal health.

Noun

1. using 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