Echoencephalograph


[ek-oh-en-sef-uh-luh-graf, -grahf] /ˌɛk oʊ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/

noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
a device that employs reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the position of brain structures.

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