Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A visual record produced by echocardiography.
- noun The procedure performed to produce such a record.
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- noun medicine The visual image formed by an
echocardiograph .
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- noun a graphical image of the heart produced by an echocardiograph
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Examples
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A fetal echocardiogram is performed to assess any structural abnormalities of the heart.
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I just had an echocardiogram, which is an ultrasound of the heart.
Archive 2007-04-01 Teena in Toronto 2007
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I just had an echocardiogram, which is an ultrasound of the heart.
Echocardiogram Teena in Toronto 2007
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An echocardiogram is a resting ultrasound picture of the heart, a painless and risk-free test useful for evaluating heart structure.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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An echocardiogram is a resting ultrasound picture of the heart, a painless and risk-free test useful for evaluating heart structure.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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An echocardiogram is a resting ultrasound picture of the heart, a painless and risk-free test useful for evaluating heart structure.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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An echocardiogram is a resting ultrasound picture of the heart, a painless and risk-free test useful for evaluating heart structure.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Dr Rachel McCandless and colleagues of the University of Utah used a scanning technique known as an echocardiogram to look for the heart defect.
BBC News - Home 2011
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The echocardiogram is a particularly important test because it can determine whether the heart muscles have weakened or become stiff.
unknown title 2009
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The 20-minute screenings include a physical exam, electrocardiogram and an echocardiogram, which is a cardiac ultrasound.
chron.com Chronicle 2009
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