sonogram

noun

sono·​gram ˈsä-nə-ˌgram How to pronounce sonogram (audio)
: an image produced by ultrasound

Examples of sonogram in a Sentence

The sonogram showed that the fetus was developing normally.
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The sweet sunset moment showed the high school sweethearts turned husband and wife looking at sonogram photos of their baby-to-be. Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025 Pineda said there were medical staffers on site, but nobody equipped to conduct sonograms or any of the normal care she was accustomed to. Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 10 Dec. 2025 She was given a sonogram which later revealed a cyst on her spine. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025 So when looking at the heart with a sonogram, a doctor can determine if the heart has the typical blockage that is associated with a heart attack or not, and if the abnormality will return to normal. Audrey Noble, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sonogram

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sonogram was in 1950

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“Sonogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sonogram. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.

Medical Definition

sonogram

noun
sono·​gram ˈsän-ə-ˌgram How to pronounce sonogram (audio)
: an image produced by ultrasound

called also echogram, ultrasonogram

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