sonography

noun

so·​nog·​ra·​phy sō-ˈnä-grə-fē 

: the diagnostic or therapeutic use of ultrasound (see ultrasound sense 1) and especially a noninvasive technique involving the formation of a two-dimensional image used for the examination and measurement of internal body structures and the detection of bodily abnormalities : ultrasound sense 2

cardiac sonography

To confirm that the abdomen was the site of bleeding, we performed a focused assessment with sonography for trauma …

—Marc A. de Moya et al.

sonographic

ˌsä-nə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

sonographic diagnosis

a sonographic examination

Examples of sonography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Summary Ultrasound testing, also known as sonography, is a medical test that uses sound waves to produce pictures of organs, blood vessels, or tissues inside the body. —Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024

Ultrasound testing, also known as ultrasonography or sonography, is an imaging test that uses sound waves to produce pictures of inside the body. —Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024

Also available are sonography, 3-D dermal scanning, stress-hormone testing, micronutrient analysis, a post-COVID rehabilitation program, and a host of other body, mind, and aesthetic treatments. —Maria Shollenbarger, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2023

The technology first made its way into the ER via the trauma bay as a tool for a FAST (focused assessment with sonography in trauma) scan. —Christopher Tedeschi, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2017

Voluson® sonography system (General Electric Healthcare, Vélizy, France), using a 12-MHz flat probe and a vaginal probe. —Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 12 Mar. 2014

Dennis will oversee degrees and certificates in nursing, practical nursing, medical assistant, diagnostic medical sonography, emergency medical technician, pharmacy technician, surgical technology and veterinary technology. —NOLA.com, 18 Oct. 2020

The organization raised enough money to buy two ultrasound trucks, which cost $175,000 each, one for Birmingham and one for Montgomery, with licensed sonography technicians who offer free ultrasounds for pregnant women, Blessing said. —al, 19 Aug. 2020

Capron, a 22-year old sonography student, said some of her family from the Bahamas now live with her in Florida. —Rima Abdelkader, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

sonography

noun

so·​nog·​ra·​phy sō-ˈnäg-rə-fē 

plural sonographies

: ultrasound sense 2

sonographic

ˌsän-ə-ˈgraf-ik 

adjective

a sonographic exam

sonographic diagnoses

sonographically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

The mass was identified sonographically.