echocardiography
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(ek″ō-kard″ē-og′ră-fē)

[echo + cardiography ]
A noninvasive test that uses ultrasound to visualize cardiac structures. The chambers of the heart, ejection fraction, valves, and wall motion can be evaluated, and intracardiac masses or clots can often be seen.
echocardiographic (ek″ō-kard″ē-ō-graf′ik)

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(ek″ō-kard″ē-og′ră-fē)

[echo + cardiography ]
A noninvasive test that uses ultrasound to visualize cardiac structures. The chambers of the heart, ejection fraction, valves, and wall motion can be evaluated, and intracardiac masses or clots can often be seen.
echocardiographic (ek″ō-kard″ē-ō-graf′ik)

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