echocardiogram

noun

echo·​car·​dio·​gram ˌe-kō-ˈkär-dē-ə-ˌgram How to pronounce echocardiogram (audio)
: a visual record made by echocardiography
also : the procedure for producing such a record

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An initial battery of tests – including an echocardiogram, a lung function test and an X-ray – picked up nothing unusual. — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 Sound waves from the ultrasound had been shown to interact with circulating microbubbles, standard imaging contrast agents used in tests like echocardiograms. — CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026 The pictures accompanying the post included a shot of Olender in a hospital bed as well as a photograph of his echocardiogram, a picture of the heart using sound waves. — Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 8 Dec. 2025 People miss chemotherapy appointments, echocardiograms, and lifesaving surgeries. — Andrea Downing, STAT, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for echocardiogram

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First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of echocardiogram was in 1967

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echocardiogram

noun
echo·​car·​dio·​gram ˌek-ō-ˈkärd-ē-ə-ˌgram How to pronounce echocardiogram (audio)
: a visual record made by echocardiography
also : the procedure for producing such a record

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