noun
- Very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography.
- 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.
- synonyms: sonography, ultrasonography, echography
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