ultrasonography.
The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces.
Meaning & usage
The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces. Medical ultrasonography: The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus.
The use of ultrasound to produce images of the hidden interior of objects or spaces. The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus English sono- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English sonography English ultrasonography From ultra- + sonography.
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