echogenic

echogenic
Pertaining to a structure or medium ( e.g., tissue) that has internal echoes. Cf. hypoechoic, hyperechoic, and anechoic, which refer, respectively, to paucity, abundance, and absence of echoes displayed in the image of a structure.

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echo·gen·ic .ek-ə-'jen-ik adj reflecting ultrasound waves <the normal thyroid gland is uniformly \echogenic (Catherine Cole-Beuglet)>
echo·ge·nic·i·ty -jə-'nis-ə-tē n, pl -ties

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echo·gen·ic (ek″o-jenґik) in ultrasonography, giving rise to reflections (echoes) of ultrasound waves.

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