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ech·o·gram

(ĕk′ō-grăm′)
n.
A sonogram.
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echogram

(ˈɛkəʊˌɡræm)
n
(General Physics) an image obtained by the use of reflected sound-waves, used as a medical diagnostic tool or for marine surveying
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son•o•gram

(ˈsɒn əˌgræm, ˈsoʊ nə-)

n.
the visual image produced by reflected sound waves in a diagnostic ultrasound examination.
[1955–60; < Latin son(us) sound + -o- + -gram 1]
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Noun 1. [画像:echogram - an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves)]echogram - an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs
ikon, picture, icon, image - a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
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Translations

ech·o·gram

n. ecograma, registro de una ecografía.
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Digital echograms were stored in the echosounder manufacturer raw data format and later converted to HAC files (ICES, 2005) for processing with the Movies+ software (Berger et al., 2005).
Photographs of echograms showing intraocular mass, calcification and high reflectivity on simultaneous A and B- scan are given.
The youngster underwent a series of echograms and her parents were given the devastating news that their precious daughter would have to undergo two operations on her heart, including open heart surgery.
With radar, sonar, fish-finders and echograms she could pinpoint and capture whole schools of fish with chilling effectiveness.
No minimum signal level was used when creating echograms so they included signals from smaller organisms.
The process of judging echograms and assigning biological characteristics based on trawls is somewhat subjective.