echocardiography

Definition / meaning of echocardiography

A procedure that uses ultrasonic waves directed over the chest wall to obtain a graphic record of the heart’s position, motion of the walls, or internal parts such as the valves.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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