echocardiogram

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ech·o·car·di·o·gram

(ĕk′ō-kär′dē-ə-grăm′)

1. A visual record produced by echocardiography.

2. The procedure performed to produce such a record.

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echocardiogram

(ˌɛkəʊˈkɑːdɪəʊˌɡræm)

(Medicine) a visual display or record produced using echocardiography

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ech•o•car•di•o•gram

(ˌɛk oʊˈkɑr di əˌgræm)

n.

a graphic record produced by an echocardiograph.

[1975–80]

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echocardiogram - a graphical image of the heart produced by an echocardiograph

graph, graphical record - a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes

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ech·o·car·di·o·gram

n. ecocardiograma, gráfico producido por una ecocardiografía.

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echocardiogram, echo

(fam) n ecocardiografía, ecocardiograma m (esp. Amer)

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