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ultrasound

/ʌl.tɹə.saʊnd/noun3 syllables

Ultrasound means: using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs.

Synonyms for ultrasound3

noun, as in using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs

sonography, ultrasonography, echography

What does ultrasound mean?2

noun

1

using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs

2

very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Ultrasound in a sentence

  • If you have rat or mouse problems, you can scare them off with ultrasound.DJ_Saidez
  • If you have problems with rats or mice, you can scare them away with ultrasound.Keder
  • I'd like you to have an ultrasound.CM
  • The bats use ultrasound to locate obstacles.Miktsoanit
  • Bats use ultrasound to locate obstacles.Miktsoanit
  • A number of imaging techniques are employed in radiology, such as X-ray, MRI, and ultrasound.Auride
  • Mary had an ultrasound to find out the sex of her and Tom's unborn baby.patgfisher
  • We hope the doctors can find the cause of Tom's chest pain with an endoscopic ultrasound.Nylez

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Forms of ultrasound

as a noun

plural
ultrasounds