echocardiography
Pronunciation: ek'o-kar'de-og'ra-fe
Definition: The use of ultrasound in the investigation of the heart and great vessels and diagnosis of cardiovascular lesions.
Synonym(s): ultrasonic cardiography, ultrasound cardiography
[echo + cardiography]
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