Meaning & use
Echography
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A medical imaging technique that uses reflected sound waves to visualize internal body structures; ultrasonography.
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The clinic used echography to check the size and position of the fetus.
Echography allows doctors to examine soft tissue without exposing patients to radiation.
A note on using this word
The term is more common in French and other European medical traditions, where "ultrasonography" is often simply called "échographie."
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ultrasonographysonography
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