anechoic

anechoic
The property of being echo-free or appearing without echoes on a sonographic image; a cyst filled with clear fluid appears a.. See transonic. SYN: echo-free. [G. an- priv. + echo + ic]

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an·echo·ic (an-ə-koґik) [an-1 + echo + -ic] 1. without echoes, as an anechoic chamber. 2. sonolucent.

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