ultrasound — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

endoscopic

VERB + ULTRASOUND

got, use

ULTRASOUND + NOUN

obstacles, treatment, tuesday

PREP.

off, on, out, with

ADV.

away

Definitions

noun

1

Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.

2

Ultrasonography.

3

Ultrasonography.

4

Therapeutically applied ultrasonic energy.

Ultrasound as a treatment for degenerative arthritis was in its infancy. It might eventually turn out to be as effective as the Salk vaccine, or as bogus as the science of phrenology.

But after a few visits to share details about ultrasounds and such, Juno and Mark find they have similar interests in music and movies - and Juno does have extraordinary tastes for someone her age, from the songs of Iggy and the Stooges to the horror flicks of Dario Argento.

verb

1

To treat with ultrasound.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to const

sonography
ultrasonography
echography

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Ultrasound as a treatment for degenerative arthritis was in its infancy. It might eventually turn out to be as effective as the Salk vaccine, or as bogus as the science of phrenology.

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02

But after a few visits to share details about ultrasounds and such, Juno and Mark find they have similar interests in music and movies - and Juno does have extraordinary tastes for someone her age, fr

Wiktionary

03

It’s estimated only 0.1% of antibodies circulating in the bloodstream enter the brain – this also includes the therapeutic antibodies currently used in clinical trials. An approach my team is taking i

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04

I'd like you to have an ultrasound.

Tatoeba · #277979

05

If you have problems with rats or mice, you can scare them away with ultrasound.

Tatoeba · #1511048

06

Mary had an ultrasound to find out the sex of her and Tom's unborn baby.

Tatoeba · #4024343

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, ultrasound is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.