sonographer
noun
so·nog·ra·pher
sō-ˈnä-grə-fər
plural sonographers
: a person specializing in the use of ultrasound for diagnostic medical imaging : a health care professional trained and typically certified or licensed to use imaging equipment that transmits high-frequency sound waves to produce images or videos of internal body organs or tissues for visual examination and measurement or for diagnostic purposes
… the sonographer can move the scanner to find landmarks, such as blood vessels, that can help pinpoint the location of the tissue or organ under investigation.—Paul R. Moran et al.
"You won't feel a thing," sonographer Ellie Morris promises as she prepares to scan my heart at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.—John Dyson
called also ultrasonographer
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“Sonographer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sonographer. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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