Ultrasonography (UL-tra-son-OG-ra-fee) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Ultrasonography (UL-tra-son-OG-ra-fee)? A procedure in which high-energy sound waves (ultrasound) are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echo patterns are shown on the screen of an ultrasound machine, forming a picture of body tissues called a sonogram. Also called ultr

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