echocardiogram

noun

echo·​car·​dio·​gram ˌe-kō-ˈkär-dē-ə-ˌgram How to pronounce echocardiogram (audio)
: a visual record made by echocardiography
also : the procedure for producing such a record

Examples of echocardiogram in a Sentence

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Hospital outpatient departments can bill Medicare more than $1,000 for an echocardiogram, a service that costs taxpayers just $350 at a doctor’s office. David Williams, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024 The exam was $200 and the echocardiogram was around $600. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 An echocardiogram revealed that his heart was having trouble pumping blood. T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024 Even the woman who conducted Fete's recent echocardiogram is a breast cancer survivor who shared her story. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for echocardiogram 

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of echocardiogram was in 1967

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“Echocardiogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echocardiogram. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

echocardiogram

noun
echo·​car·​dio·​gram ˌek-ō-ˈkärd-ē-ə-ˌgram How to pronounce echocardiogram (audio)
: a visual record made by echocardiography
also : the procedure for producing such a record

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