ultrasound

/ˈʌltrəsaʊnd/ noun

Translation

SOUND WAVES [U] › very high sound waves, especially those that are used in medical examinations to produce an image of something inside your body

ultrason

an ultrasound scan 609

MEDICAL EXAMINATION [C] › a medical examination which produces an image of something that is inside the body, especially a baby, using sound waves: An ultrasound revealed a perfectly healthy baby.609

(Definition of ultrasound noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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