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ultrasound
An imaging test that uses sound waves to create images of organs, tissues and other structures inside your body. It allows the patient's healthcare provider to see inside the body without surgery. It is also known as ultrasonography or sonography.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Diagnostic tests
Level of specialization Medium
Definition source Medlineplus
Gender relationship No
Variants
Synonym
Formal
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

ecografía

Valenciano

ecografia
Examples
The biochemical pregnancy rate is the number of pregnancies diagnosed only by beta-HCG detection without a gestational sac visualized by vaginal ultrasound at the fifth week of pregnancy per number of pregnancies.
A standardized reporting system, Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA), has been established to outline typical ultrasound features for diagnosing adenomyosis. 
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
transvaginal | transrectal | Doppler | transabdominal | 3D | pelvic | vaginal | normal basal | prenatal || modern | unfavorable | conventional | individual ultrasound
WITH NOUNS
ultrasound monitoring | ultrasound examination | ultrasound scan | ultrasound guidance | ultrasound machine | ultrasound imaging | ultrasound findings | ultrasound features | ultrasound assessment | ultrasound diagnosis | ultrasound probe | ultrasound operators