ultrasound

ul·tra·sound | \ ˈəl-trə-ˌsau̇nd

Definition of ultrasound

1 : vibrations of the same physical nature as sound but with frequencies above the range of human hearing

2 : the diagnostic or therapeutic use of ultrasound and especially a noninvasive technique involving the formation of a two-dimensional image used for the examination and measurement of internal body structures and the detection of bodily abnormalities

— called also sonography

3 : a diagnostic examination using ultrasound

Examples of ultrasound in a Sentence

They used ultrasound to examine his heart. She had an ultrasound exam this morning. She had an ultrasound this morning. She showed me an ultrasound of her unborn baby.

Recent Examples on the Web This led to a series of tests, including a mammogram, ultrasound and biopsy. — NBC News, "Why Black women face disproportionate rates of breast cancer," 11 Oct. 2020 Again, at his wife’s urging, Morris scheduled a visit with Dr. Dixie Melillo at The Rose, a breast cancer diagnostic center in Houston, and a mammogram and ultrasound suggested a malignancy. — Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, "Survivor uses humor to spread message about male breast cancer," 8 Oct. 2020 Generally, Tauschek said, no more than 10 percent of patients should be called back for a diagnostic mammogram or ultrasound. — Anchorage Daily News, "Afraid of getting a mammogram? You’re not alone.," 5 Oct. 2020 Yesterday, Chrissy Teigen shared a video of her recent ultrasound to Instagram. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "Chrissy Teigen's Ultrasound Had a Little Help from 4-Year-Old Luna," 8 Sep. 2020 Yet another ultrasound, our anxiety both painfully new and terribly familiar. — Sarah Stewart Johnson, The New Yorker, "A Scientist’s Reckoning with the Cruelty of Chance," 4 Oct. 2020 The plan is to donate an ultrasound machine in the Archdiocese of Hartford, Diocese of Norwich and Diocese of Bridgeport. — courant.com, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 2 Oct. 2020 In the procedure using the Ellipsys Vascular System, a catheter is inserted into a patients arm and guided by ultrasound to join a vein and artery into an AV fistula. — Patrick Kennedy, Star Tribune, "Medtronic to acquire medical device company that treats end-stage renal disease," 2 Oct. 2020 Following the clinical exam, the doctor may perform an ultrasound, which can help determine whether a lump is smooth or irregular, and solid or fluid-filled. — Jenny Mccoy, Glamour, "What a Lump in Your Breast Could Mean (Besides Cancer)," 1 Oct. 2020

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