echocardiograph

[ ek-oh-kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. an instrument employing reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the structures and functioning of the heart.

Other Words From

• ech·o·car·di·o·graph·ic [ek-oh-kahr-dee-, uh, -, graf, -ik], echo·cardi·o·graphi·cal adjective
• echo·cardi·o·graphi·cal·ly adverb
• ech·o·car·di·og·ra·phy [ek-oh-kahr-dee-, og, -r, uh, -fee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of echocardiograph¹

echo + cardiograph