Definition of Echocardiogram

1. Noun. A graphical image of the heart produced by an echocardiograph.

Generic synonyms: Graph, Graphical Record

Definition of Echocardiogram

1. Noun. (medicine) The visual image formed by an echocardiograph. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Echocardiogram

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Medical Definition of Echocardiogram

1. A test which uses high-frequency sound waves to image the heart and surrounding tissues. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Echocardiogram

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echocardiogram (current term)
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echoencephalogram
echoencephalograph
echoencephalography

Literary usage of Echocardiogram

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medicare Physician Payments: Need to Refine Practice Expense Values During by Robert F. Dee (2000)
"... combination for an echocardiogram, then the stress test procedure would receive twice as many dollars from the $1 billion pool as the echocardiogram. ..."

2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Of the 58 patients with an adequate echocardiogram, 47 had clinically diagnosed hypertension (81%). In our study population, a prevalence of left ..."

3. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"echocardiogram A noninvasive technique for visualizing the thickness of the walls of the heart and the character of the heart valve by measuring the ..."

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