sonograms
Womb picture printouts
Sonograms are images produced by ultrasound technology, which uses high-frequency sound waves to create visual representations of internal body structures.
The term appears most commonly in medical contexts, particularly for viewing a fetus during pregnancy: We got our first sonogram at twelve weeks.
Sonograms are also used to examine organs, detect tumors, and guide certain medical procedures.
The word is often used interchangeably with ultrasound, though technically the sonogram is the image while ultrasound refers to the technology itself.
Gestating offspring
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- prenatalBefore birth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
antenatal · embryo · amniotic · heartbeat · midwife · maternity · baby · expecting
Energy form converter
- probeThorough examination or tool
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
Doppler · resolution · real-time · imaging · acoustic · reflection · contrast · artifact
Evaluative selection process
- detectionAct of finding something
- abnormalitiesDeviations from standard patterns
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
evaluation · interpretation · pathology · anomalies · lesions · tumors · cysts · fibroids
Ultrasound imaging professional
- technicianSkilled practical worker
- scanBrief visual sweep
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- preparationArranging things in advance
fasting · positioning · lubricant · wand · monitor · printout · report · radiologist
Visual or mental likeness
- screenDisplay or barrier
- displayPresentation for viewing
- monitorDisplay or supervisor
- grayscaleTonal range, black to white
shadows · echoes · cross-section · measurement · annotation · recording · video · snapshot
fetus
Gestating offspring
obstetrics · antenatal · embryo · amniotic · heartbeat · midwife · maternity · baby · expecting · motherhood
transducer
Energy form converter
waves · Doppler · resolution · real-time · imaging · acoustic · reflection · contrast · artifact · depth
screening
Evaluative selection process
- detectionAct of finding something
- abnormalitiesDeviations from standard patterns
- findingsConclusions from investigation
assessment · evaluation · interpretation · pathology · anomalies · lesions · tumors · cysts · fibroids · masses
sonographer
Ultrasound imaging professional
- technicianSkilled practical worker
- scanBrief visual sweep
- appointmentScheduled time for something
preparation · fasting · positioning · lubricant · wand · monitor · printout · report · radiologist · referral
image
Visual or mental likeness
grayscale · shadows · echoes · cross-section · measurement · annotation · recording · video · snapshot · printout
sonogramsX-rays
Short-wavelength penetrating light
radiographs · CT scans · CAT scans · MRIs · PET scans
sonogramsexploratory surgery
laparoscopy · endoscopy · biopsy · colonoscopy · arthroscopy