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

Examples of echocardiogram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For instance, a common diagnostic test such as an echocardiogram can cost Medicare and taxpayers double or even triple when performed in an HOPD compared to a physician’s office. —Ali Melad, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025

The shelter is hoping to raise money for the dog’s ongoing care, which will include an echocardiogram. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025

One standard test is an echocardiogram (echo), a noninvasive ultrasound of the heart that uses sound waves to produce images. —Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025

In general, a cardiac MRI usually confirms the HCM diagnosis previously determined by an echocardiogram. —Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 30 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for echocardiogram

• interferogram
• parallelogram
• abraham
• anagram
• cablegram
• cofferdam
• dendrogram
• diagram
• diaphragm
• epigram
• hexagram
• histogram

Medical Definition

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