ultrasonography
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5.1
- noun
- /ˌʌltrəsoʊˈnɑɡrəfi/
- Specialized
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ultrasonografía
- Three-dimensional reconstruction by ultrasonography is a more advanced and accurate method of assessing tumor size and hemorrhages.
- venous ultrasonography
- ultrasonography in diagnosis
- ultrasonography in infants
Examples
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He felt relieved when the ultrasonography showed that there were no abnormalities in his abdominal organs.
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During her pregnancy, she regularly had ultrasonography scans to monitor the baby's development.
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In the other cases, ultrasonography was judged negative.
Academic text (2002) -
The advantages of ultrasonography include absence of ionizing radiation, rapid test time, and patient convenience.
Academic text (1998) -
Ultrasonography may also be useful, and duplex Doppler ultrasonography may be considered if the site of injection is a vessel.
Academic text (1996) -
Minor displacement or instability was to be monitored with ultrasonography and treated at the discretion of the clinician responsible for care.
Academic text (2002) -
Patients shown to have either deep-vein thrombosis on ultrasonography or PE on spiral CT received anticoagulant treatment.
Academic text (2002) -
Patients with negative spiral CT and ultrasonography, and clinically assessed as having a low or intermediate clinical probability, were left untreated.
Academic text (2002) -
Findings: PE was diagnosed in 360 (34.6%) patients; 55 had positive ultrasonography despite negative spiral CT.
Academic text (2002) -
The doctor explained that ultrasonography is a safe method for visualizing internal organs without radiation.
Synonyms
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4.1
A scan using high sound waves to make images of the inside of the body
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5.6
To make images of the inside of the body using sound waves
A medical scan that uses sound waves to make pictures of the inside of the body
A scan that uses sound waves to make images inside the body
Compounds
- Specialized
A scan that uses sound waves to make a picture of the back of the eye
- Specialized
An ultrasound test that measures the length of the eyeball before eye surgery
Surface Forms
Morphology
ultrasonography = ultrasound (semi-transparent) = ultra + sound + graphy
The immediate base 'ultrasound' is recognizable, but the medical imaging sense added by '-graphy' is specialized and not fully predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
The word ultrasonography comes from parts ultra- ('beyond'), sono- ('sound'), and -graphy ('recording'), so it literally means 'recording with sound beyond what we can hear', which is why doctors use high-frequency sound waves to make pictures inside the body.