ultrasonography

[ uhl-truh-suh-nog-ruh-fee, -soh- ]

noun

1. a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.

ultrasonography

/ ˌʌltrəsəˈnɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the technique of using ultrasound to produce pictures of structures within the body, as for example of a fetus

ultrasonography

/ ŭl′trə-sə-nŏg′rə-fē /

1. Diagnostic imaging in which ultrasound is used to image an internal body structure or a developing fetus.
2. See Note at ultrasound
3. An imaging technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to visualize underwater objects, topography, boundaries between layers, and currents. It is often used to locate underwater vehicles on the ocean floor. The sound waves are broadcast, and the timing and frequency shift of their echoes are analyzed in much the same manner as in sonar to produce an image or map of the phenomena or objects under investigation.
4. Also called ultrasound

Word History and Origins

Origin of ultrasonography¹

First recorded in 1950–55; ultra- + sono- + -graphy