ultrasonography

noun

ul·​tra·​so·​nog·​ra·​phy ˌəl-trə-sə-ˈnä-grə-fē 

-sō-

: ultrasound sense 2

ultrasonographic

ˌəl-trə-ˌsä-nə-ˈgra-fik 

-ˌsō-

adjective

ultrasonographic examination

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Mississippi is challenging those factual assumptions by pointing to evolving understanding of fetal development through ultrasonography, enhanced state legal protection in tort and criminal law for prenatal injury and contemporary data on the medical risks to women from late-term abortions. —Clarke D. Forsythe, WSJ, 19 May 2021

Cutting-edge technology in the form of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography can now check individuals for their risk of stroke, an event that occurs in 11% of people with sickle cell disease before the age of 20. —Kim Smith-whitley, STAT, 31 Oct. 2021

His mother had to go through an ultrasonography after the curfew hours in the state. —Anisha Sircar, Quartz India, 23 Feb. 2020

In a small clinical study conducted in Italy in the 1990s, researchers compared BBT and other natural methods (such as tracking ferning and luteinizing hormone in urine) to pelvic ultrasonography data—a surefire way to pinpoint ovulation. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 15 Aug. 2018

Simultaneously, use of prenatal ultrasonography has increased substantially. —NBC News, 12 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

ultrasonic + -o- + -graphy

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

ultrasonography

noun

ul·​tra·​so·​nog·​ra·​phy -fē 

plural ultrasonographies

: ultrasound sense 2

ultrasonographic

-ˌsän-ə-ˈgraf-ik, -ˌsō-nə- 

adjective

ultrasonographic imaging

ultrasonographic examination of the abdomen