sonography

Definitions of sonography

1. noun

   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
   synonyms: echography, ultrasonography, ultrasound

   types:

   A-scan ultrasonography

   the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball

   B-scan ultrasonography

   the use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye

   type of:

   prenatal diagnosis

   any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality

   imaging, tomography

   (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body