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ultrasound

  • noun
  • /ʌl.tɹə.saʊnd/

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

Other meanings

  1. Ultrasonography.

  2. Medical ultrasonography.

Related words

  • nonultrasound
  • preultrasound
  • teleultrasound
  • ultrasonosurgery

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This definition is adapted from “ultrasound” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.