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Definition of Echocardiography
1. Noun. A noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart.
Definition of Echocardiography
1. Noun. (medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce images of the heart ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Echocardiography
1. Echocardiography is a diagnostic test which uses ultrasound waves to make images of the heart chambers, valves and surrounding structures. It can measure cardiac output and is a sensitive test for inflammation around the heart (pericarditis). It can also be used to detect abnormal anatomy or infections of the heart valves. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Echocardiography
Literary usage of Echocardiography
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medicare: Referrals to Physician-Owned Imaging Facilities Warrant HCFA’s by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"echocardiography use is of particular importance nationally to the Medicare
program: in terms of allowed charges in 1993, ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"echocardiography permits the noninvasive determination of left ventricular mass
and the examination of its role as a precursor of morbidity and mortality. ..."
3. Proceedings of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Symposium on edited by Judith H. LaRosa, Michael J. Horan, Eugene R. Passamani (1996)
"Cross-sectional echocardiography in acute myocardial infarction: detection and
localization of regional left ventricular asynergy. Circulation 1979;60:531 ..."
4. Unified Medical Language System: Current Bibliographies in Medicine, January by Catherine R. Selden, Betsy L. Humphreys (1997)
"ABSTRACT: We describe a prototype system for semiautomatic database capture of
free-text echocardiography reports. The system is very simple and uses a ..."
5. Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury by David F. Apple, Jr. (1996)
"Complementary value of two-dimensional exercise echocardiography to ... Accuracy and
limitations of exercise echocardiography in a routine clinical setting. ..."
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