Medical Terminology / Unit 14 MedTerm 0919 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ech/o: Echo
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The idea
The combining form ech slash o names an echo, a reflected sound.
In practice
An echocardiogram is a record of the heart made using reflected sound.
Where people slip
Son names the sound sent; ech names the sound returning.
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