Translation guide
The medical imaging technique using ultrasound. In Japanese, the most common term is 超音波検査, often shortened to エコー in clinical settings.
Referring to the diagnostic test that uses ultrasound waves to produce images of internal body structures.
In everyday conversation, especially in hospitals or clinics, エコー is the most common term. Patients and doctors alike use it. 超音波検査 is more formal and appears in written reports.
The English word 'ultrasonography' is rarely used in casual English; similarly, the direct Japanese equivalent 超音波映像法 is overly technical. Stick to 超音波検査 or エコー.
The standard formal term for ultrasonography. Used in medical reports and official contexts.
I will have an abdominal ultrasonography tomorrow.
Common abbreviation in clinical settings. Very natural in spoken Japanese among medical staff and patients.
Let's check the baby with an ultrasound.
More technical term emphasizing diagnosis. Used in academic or detailed medical descriptions.
Ultrasonography is a non-invasive diagnostic method.
Short for 超音波検査. Often used in compound words or casual medical conversation.
The ultrasound results were normal.
Literal translation of 'ultrasonography', emphasizing the imaging aspect. Rarely used; mostly in technical literature.
Advances in ultrasonography are remarkable.
I'm going to have an ultrasound tomorrow.