ultrasound

Meanings

Plural: ultrasounds

Noun

• very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography
• using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs
• Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.
• Ultrasonography.
• Ultrasonography.
• Medical ultrasonography.
• Therapeutically applied ultrasonic energy.

Verb

• To treat with ultrasound.

Synonyms

echography, sonography, ultrasonography

Antonyms

infrasound

Related Words

ultrasonic, ultrasonics