sonographicadj.
/səʊnəˈɡrafɪk/, /sɒnəˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /ˌsɑnəˈɡræfɪk/, /ˌsoʊnəˈɡræfɪk/ΚΠ
1895 tr. C. Carton Establishm. for Blind in Eng. iv. 77 Sonographic writing [Fr. l'écriture sonographique] has drawbacks as M. Louis Braille..has partly anticipated by adapting to each of his letters a suitable sign formed of a certain number of dots arbitrarily placed.
2. Of or relating to a sonograph or a sonogram; carried out by means of sonography.
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sonographic1950
1950 J. Dreyfus-Graf in Jrnl. Acoustical Soc. Amer. 22 736/2 Instead of 4 or 6.., the number of sonographic resonators or filters may be generalized to F.
1952 Brit. Jrnl. Physical Med. 15 6/2 Attempts have been made to employ ultrasonic waves for diagnostic purposes..but it is as yet impossible to estimate the clinical value of sonographic procedures, particularly when applied to the head.
1978 Marine Geol. 28 202 (caption) Related to these events are ice-gouge density values (hachures) from 1973 sonographic surveys.
1986 R. Rosenblatt & R. Kutcher in W. R. Castañeda-Zuñiga Radiolog. Diagnosis Renal Transplant Complications ix. 240 Changes in the sonographic appearance of the renal sinus may also occur during rejection.
2013 Titusville (Pa.) Herald 2 Mar. (Business Review section) 8/2 Covering the cost of screening and diagnostic mammograms, and, if needed, sonographic breast studies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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