echocardiogram
noun
echo·car·dio·gram
ˌe-kō-ˈkär-dē-ə-ˌgram 
: a visual record made by echocardiography
also
: the procedure for producing such a record
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The diseases were later confirmed via clinical validations, through electrocardiogram and 2D echocardiograms.
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Ramsha Waseem, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Typically, healthcare providers perform a fetal echocardiogram in the second trimester, between weeks 18 and 22 of pregnancy.2
These images can help healthcare providers detect the early signs of some types of CHD.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
But then, his true motivation is revealed: All of that esophageal practice in the skills lab is so that Millin can do her first — deep breath — transesophageal echocardiogram, which basically means sticking a scope down someone’s throat and looking at their heart.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Plans now call for clinical trials to be performed on VHD patients, with the readings being compared to those obtained via echocardiograms.
—New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2025
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Ramsha Waseem, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Typically, healthcare providers perform a fetal echocardiogram in the second trimester, between weeks 18 and 22 of pregnancy.2
These images can help healthcare providers detect the early signs of some types of CHD.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2024
But then, his true motivation is revealed: All of that esophageal practice in the skills lab is so that Millin can do her first — deep breath — transesophageal echocardiogram, which basically means sticking a scope down someone’s throat and looking at their heart.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
Plans now call for clinical trials to be performed on VHD patients, with the readings being compared to those obtained via echocardiograms.
—New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Echocardiogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echocardiogram. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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echocardiogram
noun
echo·car·dio·gram
ˌek-ō-ˈkärd-ē-ə-ˌgram
: a visual record made by echocardiography
also
: the procedure for producing such a record
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