hypoechoic

hypoechoic

 [hi″po-ĕ-ko´ik] in ultrasonography, giving off few echoes; said of tissues or structures that reflect relatively few of the ultrasound waves directed at them.

hy·po·ech·o·ic

(hī'pō-e-kō'ik), A region in an ultrasound image in which the echoes are weaker or fewer than normal or in the surrounding regions. [hypo- + echo + -ic]

hypoechoic

adjective Referring to an abnormal reduction in echoes by ultrasonography, usually attributed to a pathologic change in tissue density.

hypoechoic

Imaging adjective Relating to an abnormal ↓ in echoes by ultrasonography, due to a pathologic change in tissue density

hy·po·ech·o·ic

(hī'pō-ĕ-kō'ik) Pertaining to a region in an ultrasound image in which the echoes are weaker or fewer than normal or in the surrounding regions.