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Noun: ultrasonography
  1. Using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe foetal growth or study bodily organs
    - sonography, echography, ultrasound

Derived forms: ultrasonographies

Type of: imaging, prenatal diagnosis, tomography

Encyclopedia: Ultrasonography, mammary