echocardiography

noun echo·car·di·og·ra·phy \-ˌkär-dē-ˈä-grə-fē\

plural echo·car·di·og·ra·phies

Definition of ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

: the use of ultrasound to examine the structure and functioning of the heart for abnormalities and disease

— echo·car·di·og·raph·er \-grə-fər\ noun

— echo·car·dio·graph·ic \-dē-ə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

1965

Medical Dictionary

noun echo·car·di·og·ra·phy \-ˌkärd-ē-ˈäg-rə-fē\

plural echo·car·di·og·ra·phies

: the use of ultrasound to examine and measure the structure and functioning of the heart and to diagnose abnormalities and disease

—echo·car·di·og·ra·pher \-fər\ noun

—echo·car·dio·graph·ic \-ē-ə-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective

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