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IPA/ekogʁafi/
J'ai passé une échographie hier.
I had an ultrasound yesterday.
J'ai un rendez-vous pour une échographie la semaine prochaine.
I have an appointment for an ultrasound next week.
A screen shows dark and light outlines made from ultrasound echoes bouncing off a fetus or an organ inside the body.
prendre rendez-vous pour une échographie
make an appointment for an ultrasound
échographie de contrôle
follow-up ultrasound
écho: A colloquial short term for an ultrasound examination.
radiographie: An examination that uses X-rays to create black-and-white images of bones or internal organs.
scanner: An examination that uses X-rays to create detailed cross-sectional and three-dimensional images.
IRM: An imaging examination that uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to view the body in detail.
Technique d'examen médical consistant à produire des images internes du corps en analysant l'écho des ondes ultrasonores, fréquemment utilisée pour surveiller une grossesse ou contrôler des organes.
Échographie combines écho, from Greek ēkhō through French, with -graphie, from Greek graphein, meaning writing or recording.