echocardiography

noun

echo·​car·​di·​og·​ra·​phy ˌe-kō-ˌkär-dē-ˈä-grə-fē How to pronounce echocardiography (audio)
plural echocardiographies
: the use of ultrasound to examine the structure and functioning of the heart for abnormalities and disease
echocardiographer
ˌe-kō-ˌkär-dē-ˈä-grə-fər How to pronounce echocardiography (audio)
noun
echocardiographic
ˌe-kō-ˌkär-dē-ə-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce echocardiography (audio)
adjective

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Cardiology: Advancing Cardiac Care In cardiology, AI models revolutionize echocardiography by calculating ejection fractions with unparalleled accuracy. — Paul Kovalenko, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Vitamin A levels and the results of magnetic resonance angiography, echocardiography, and a thrombophilia screening were also normal. — Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2017

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First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of echocardiography was in 1965

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echocardiography

noun
echo·​car·​di·​og·​ra·​phy -ˌkärd-ē-ˈäg-rə-fē How to pronounce echocardiography (audio)
plural echocardiographies
: the use of ultrasound to examine and measure the structure and functioning of the heart and to diagnose abnormalities and disease
echocardiographer
-fər How to pronounce echocardiography (audio)
noun
echocardiographic
-ē-ə-ˈgraf-ik How to pronounce echocardiography (audio)
adjective

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