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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The use of high-frequency sound waves to image internal body structures, a developing fetus, or objects and currents that are underwater.
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- noun medicine The use of
ultrasound to producediagnostic images of theinternal organs of the body, or of afoetus . - noun The use of ultrasound to form images of
underwater structures.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
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Examples
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Substitution with non-ionizing radiation such as ultrasonography and MRI where possible while ensuring diagnostic reliability; Reduction of the radiation dose and number of views.
AvaxHome RSS: 2009
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However, with the advent of high quality prenatal ultrasonography, ventricular enlargement is now routinely diagnosed in-utero.
Hydrocephalus 2010
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Clinical services available within the Division include orthoptics, aphakic contact lenses, electroretinography, visual evoked potential, ultrasonography, non-invasive functional visual testing, and complete ocular photography.
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The Division of Ophthalmology offers special testing not routinely available for children elsewhere, including vision testing for preverbal children, orthoptic evaluation and treatment, adult and pediatric visual field testing, electroretinography (awake or with sedation), visual evoked responses and ultrasonography.
Ophthalmology (Eye) 2010
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The transaction significantly accelerates Fujifilm's full-scale entry into the fast-growing hand-carried ultrasound equipment market and will position ultrasonography as a strategic pillar for the future growth of our medical system business, said Fujifilm chief executive Shigetaka Komori in a press release.
Fujifilm to Buy SonoSite for $995 Million Hiroyuki Kachi 2011
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Polyhydramnios is a common obstetrical indication for ultrasonography; therefore, a prenatal diagnostic marker exists for many large fetal lung tumors.
Bronchopulmonary sequestration and Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid 2010
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Exposure to ultrasonography, CT scanning, MRI and lacrimal scintigraphy are an active part of the oculoplastic fellowship training program.
Curriculum 2010
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A discrepancy between size and dates because of polyhydramnios in fetuses with giant neck masses is a common indication for ultrasonography, leading to prenatal diagnosis.
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The subjects underwent a battery of exams, including MRI scans and ultrasonography, to determine the volume and structure of the muscles and tendons.
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To a doctor conducting a physical exam of the abdomen, an overgrown pylorus will feel like an olive, and he can see it using ultrasonography.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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