sonogram

noun
sono·​gram | \ ˈsä-nə-ˌgram How to pronounce sonogram (audio) \

Definition of sonogram

: an image produced by ultrasound

Examples of sonogram in a Sentence

The sonogram showed that the fetus was developing normally.

Recent Examples on the Web

In an adorable photo, Milian and her boyfriend, Matt Pokora, stand side-by-side as the dad-to-be holds their sonogram photo. Jasmine Grant, Essence, "Christina Milian Is Pregnant With Her Second Child!," 29 July 2019 To announce the happy news, the Today co-host played a clip of her 2-year-old son, Calvin, holding her sonogram. Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "When Is Dylan Dreyer's Due Date? Here's When Her Baby Boy Will Likely Be Born," 18 July 2019 When the couple called the clinic about it, the suit says, the doctors told them the sonogram was inaccurate. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, "Fertility clinic got woman pregnant with someone else's babies, lawsuit claims," 8 July 2019 So here's what happened: On Monday afternoon Bieber posted a photo of a sonogram with no caption. Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Justin Bieber Just Teased That Hailey Baldwin Might Be Pregnant," 1 Apr. 2019 The happy couple posted the news on their Instagram, including a sonogram and a pregnancy test that confirms that Alexa is pregnant. Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "Carlos and Alexa PenaVega Announce They're Expecting Their Second Child with Sweet Instagram Post!," 18 Jan. 2019 Anyone who's seen a sonogram knows that your baby looks nothing like a baby, at least not at first. Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, "Is It Weird To Nickname Your Baby... In Utero?," 1 Mar. 2012 We are surrounded by baby bumps and strollers on the subway and inundated with pregnancy announcements and pictures of 3-D sonograms on our social feeds. Colleen Leahey Mckeegan, Marie Claire, "Marie Claire's Guide to Having a Baby," 1 Oct. 2018 The seismometers, which are designed to measure surface movements less than the width of a hydrogen atom, will produce what are essentially sonograms of the planet’s insides. Paul Roberts, The Seattle Times, "Mars landing is a nail-biter for Redmond rocket engineers," 26 Nov. 2018

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First Known Use of sonogram

1950, in the meaning defined above

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sonogram

noun

English Language Learners Definition of sonogram

US, technical : a picture that is taken of the inside of something (such as a person's body) by using a special machine

sonogram

noun
sono·​gram | \ ˈsän-ə-ˌgram How to pronounce sonogram (audio) \

Medical Definition of sonogram

: an image produced by ultrasound

called also echogram, ultrasonogram