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Ultrasound

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Noun

1. ultrasound

very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography

2. echography, sonography, ultrasonography, ultrasound

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ultrasound

see synonyms of ultrasound
noun
ultrasonic waves at frequencies above the audible range (above about 20 kHz), used in cleaning metallic parts, echo sounding, medical diagnosis and therapy, etc

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Ultrasound

see synonyms of ultrasound
noun
1. 
ultrasonic waves, used in medical and dental diagnosis and therapy, in cleaning and detecting flaws in metal, etc.
2. 
the use of ultrasonic waves in ultrasonography to form images of interior body organs, as the uterus or heart

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Ultrasound

see synonyms of ultrasound
n.
1. Ultrasonic sound.
2.
a. The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, specifically to image an internal body structure, monitor a developing fetus, or generate localized deep heat to the tissues.
b. An image produced by ultrasound.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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