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sonography

sonography

1 5.6
To make images of the inside of the body using sound waves
  • noun
  • /səˈnɒɡrəfi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sonografía
  • Does sonography of the ductus venosus provide any diagnostic possibilities?

Examples

  • The doctor recommended a sonography to get a clearer picture of the patient's internal organs.

  • At 12 weeks of gestation, the patient developed vaginal bleeding; sonography showed no fetal heart activity, so dilatation and curettage was done.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Sonography can usually make this distinction, although this can be difficult in the jugulodigastric region.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Their findings suggest that sonography has good sensitivity and specificity for PE.

    Academic text (2014)

  • "Women are flocking to nursing, radiation, and sonography, where there are huge waiting lists," she says.

    Blog text (5)

  • One study done at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, investigated the outcome of fetuses with clubfeet diagnosed by prenatal sonography.

    Academic text (2005)

  • All lesions had been seen on previous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), or sonography.

    Academic text (1999)

  • During my pregnancy, I had regular sonography appointments to check on the baby's development.

  • After the injury, a sonography was performed to examine the damaged tissue.

Synonyms

ultrasound
vssonography
  • Specialized
109 4.1

A scan using high sound waves to make images of the inside of the body

focuses more on routine fetal and organ observation rather than general medical diagnosis
ultrasonography
vssonography
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A medical test using sound waves to make pictures of organs inside the body

is a broader clinical tool often used for fetal and organ imaging
echography
vssonography
  • Specialized
7.4

A medical scan that uses sound waves to make pictures of the inside of the body

focuses on the same imaging but without stressing the reflection process
US
vssonography
  • Specialized
3.7

A scan that uses sound waves to make images inside the body

is the full common term rather than a shortened form used in notes

How Invasive

chorionic villus sampling
  • Specialized
1 7.9
amniocentesis
  • Specialized
6 8.2
prenatal diagnosis
  • Specialized
1 4.0
screening
23 3.9
sonography
  • Specialized
1 5.6

Surface Forms

sonography singular
sonographies plural

Morphology

sonography = sono + graphy

The word is built from classical combining forms meaning roughly 'sound' and 'recording or writing', but the medical imaging sense is specialized and not straightforward for an average learner.

Etymology

The word sonography comes from the parts sono- ('sound') and -graphy ('writing' or 'recording'), the same '-graph' you see in photograph. So sonography literally means 'recording with sound', which is why it uses sound waves to make images of the inside of the body.