ultrasonography
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Definition
Noun: A medical imaging technique that uses the reflections of high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to create a visual image of internal body structures, such as organs or a developing fetus. The resulting image is called a sonogram.
Usage
Ultrasonography is a non-invasive procedure commonly performed in medical settings. - It is used to observe fetal growth and development during pregnancy. - It is used to study and diagnose conditions affecting bodily organs like the heart, liver, kidneys, and gallbladder. - The technician performed an ultrasonography to examine the patient's liver.
Examples
- The doctor ordered an to check the health of the unborn baby.
- revealed a small cyst on the kidney.
- Advances in have made prenatal care much more detailed.
Advanced Usage
- Doppler ultrasonography: A specific type that can assess blood flow through vessels and the heart by measuring the frequency shift of the reflected sound waves.
- Doppler ultrasonography was used to evaluate circulation in the patient's leg.
Variants and Related Words
- Sonography (n): A direct synonym for ultrasonography.
- Ultrasound (n): Often used interchangeably with "ultrasonography" to refer to the imaging technique itself, or to the sound waves used.
- Sonogram (n): The visual image produced by ultrasonography.
- The sonogram showed the fetus was developing normally.
Synonyms
- Echography: Another technical term for the same imaging method.
- Medical ultrasound: A descriptive synonym.
Related Phrases
- To undergo ultrasonography: To have the procedure done.
- The patient will undergo ultrasonography tomorrow morning.
- Real-time ultrasonography: Imaging that shows movement as it happens, like a fetus moving or blood flowing.
Noun
- 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