sonographern.
/səˈnɒɡrəfə/, /sɒˈnɒɡrəfə/, U.S. /səˈnɑɡrəfər/ Medicine.
An expert or specialist in the performance of medical examinations by ultrasonography. Cf. sonologist n.
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1974 R. Hünig in J. Gómez López & J. Bonmatí Radiol. I. 527 It will be possible to replace the specially trained physician by a ‘sonographer’ without loss of efficiency.
1987 Cumberland (Maryland) Times 21 Jan. 6 Sacred Heart has one other certified sonographer. Cindy Glass, who has been working in this capacity since 1977.
2015 Daily Mirror 16 Oct. 34/4 I lay on the scanning table and the sonographer ran the scanner gently over my stomach, she turned and told me that she could see two heartbeats.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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