SONOGRAPH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An instrument that uses the differential transmission and reflection of ultrasonic waves in order to provide an image of a bodily organ

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sonograph" is a kind of...):

instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sonograph"):

echocardiograph (a sonograph that creates an image of the heart and its abnormalities)

echoencephalograph (a sonograph that creates an image of the brain and its abnormalities)