echogenicity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂gʰ-der.

Proto-Hellenic *wākʰā́

Ancient Greek ἠχή (ēkhḗ)

Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy

Ancient Greek -ώ (-ṓ)

Ancient Greek ἠχώ (ēkhṓ)der.

English echo-

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Hellenic *génos

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Proto-Hellenic *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor.

French -gènebor.

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

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Latin -icusbor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English -genic

English echogenic

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.

Latin -itās

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English echogenicity

From echogenic + -ity.

Noun

echogenicity (countable and uncountable, plural echogenicities)

1. (medicine) The ability to create an echo that can be detected in an ultrasound examination.

Derived terms

• normoechogenicity

Related terms

• echogenic
• hyperechogenic
• hyperechogenicity
• hypoechogenic
• hypoechogenicity

References

• Echogenicity, Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 2004.