echoencephalography


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ech·o·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy

(ĕk′ō-ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏg′rə-fē)
n.
The use of ultrasound to visualize the brain.
ech′o·en·ceph′a·lo·graph′ n.
ech′o·en·ceph′a·lo·graph′ic adj.
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Noun 1. echoencephalography - a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study the anatomy of the brain
diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
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echoencefalografie

ech·o·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy

n. ecoencefalografía, técnica de diagnóstico por medio de ultrasonido para examinar estructuras intracraneales.
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