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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
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First Known Use of ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
1965
Medical Dictionary
echocardiography
noun echo·car·di·og·ra·phy \-ˌkärd-ē-ˈäg-rə-fē\
plural echo·car·di·og·ra·phies
Medical Definition of ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
: 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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