ultrasound
IPA: ʌɫtrʌsˈaʊnd
noun
- (physics) Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.
- (medicine) The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To treat with ultrasound.
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Examples of "ultrasound" in Sentences
- They're on the cart next to the ultrasound.
- It was the night I saw your baby on the ultrasound.
- B.K Bose is the head of the medical ultrasound center.
- It is the use of ultrasound to examine the kidneys in TSC.
- Endoscopic ultrasound is performed with the patient sedated.
- I want to write articles in the field of acoustics and ultrasound.
- Endoanal ultrasound evaluates the structure of the anal sphincters.
- An ultrasound is used to view the ovary in diagnosing the condition.
- Silverman has helped pioneer the use of ultrasound in ophthalmology.
- It should be noted that obstetrics is not the only use of ultrasound.
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