Sekirov Dictionary

ultrasound

/ʌl.tɹə.saʊnd/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 3

noun4

Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.
Ultrasonography.
Medical ultrasonography.
•
Therapeutically applied ultrasonic energy.
- Ultrasound as a treatment for degenerative arthritis was in its infancy. It might eventually turn out to be as effective as the Salk vaccine, or as bogus as the science of phrenology. — 1991

verb1

To treat (someone or something) with ultrasound.

forms

ultrasounded · ultrasounding · ultrasounds

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