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Ultrasound

Meaning in veterinary medicine, with examples

/ˈʌltrəsaʊnd/nounCore term

In veterinary medicine, ultrasound means: An imaging method that uses high-frequency sound waves to show soft tissues and organs on a screen, such as the heart, liver, bladder or a pregnant uterus.

In Turkish: ultrason, ultrasonografi

How it is used

Vets do an ultrasound or scan an area; owners often just say scan. Abdominal ultrasound, echocardiography (a heart scan) and pregnancy scanning in cows and sheep are everyday uses. The fur is usually clipped first.

Example sentences

  1. We'll need to clip a small patch of fur on her belly for the ultrasound.

  2. The ultrasound showed three healthy puppies.

Common collocations

  • abdominal ultrasound
  • ultrasound scan
  • ultrasound-guided biopsy
  • pregnancy ultrasound
  • cardiac ultrasound
  • radiographAn image of the inside of the body made with X-rays, used to look at bones, the chest and the abdomen.
  • biopsyTaking a small piece of tissue from a living animal so that it can be examined under a microscope, or the tissue sample itself.
  • pregnantCarrying one or more developing young in the uterus. Farm vets often use species phrases instead, such as in calf, in lamb or in foal.
  • diagnosisThe identification of the disease or problem that is causing an animal's clinical signs, based on the history, the examination and test results.

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