Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sonography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: sonog-ra-phy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of ultrasonography

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sonographic assessments including brain and abdominal sonographies and ocular examination for the potential seeding of the fungi were normal."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus English sono- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English sonography From sono- + -graphy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sonographies (plural)

Derived Forms

elastosonography hydrosonography hysterosonography neurosonography respirosonography sonographical telesonography urosonography

Phrases

hysterosalpingo contrast sonography hysterosalpingo-contrast-sonography

Frequently Paired Words

sonogram sonograph sonographer sonographist

Synonyms

ultrasonography echography ultrasound

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography discography tomography typography

Questions

What does sonography mean?: Clipping of ultrasonography
Where does sonography come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- Proto-Indo-European *swónh₂os Latin sonus English sono- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English sonography From sono- + -graphy.

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