| English noun: ultrasonography | |||
| 1. | ultrasonography (act) 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 | echography, sonography, ultrasound | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | imaging, prenatal diagnosis, tomography | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | A-scan ultrasonography, B-scan ultrasonography | ||