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Echoic vs Echogenic - What's the difference?

echoic | echogenic |

As adjectives the difference between echoic and echogenic

is that echoic is of or pertaining to an echo while echogenic is describing any inner part of the body that reflects sound waves and thus produces echos that may be detected using ultrasound scanners.

echoic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to an echo
  • imitative of a sound; onomatopoeic.

    • Anagrams

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    echogenic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medical) Describing any inner part of the body that reflects sound waves and thus produces echos that may be detected using ultrasound scanners.

    • Related terms

    * echogenicity

    References

    * Echogenic'', ''Dorlands Illustrated Medical Dictionary , 2004.