B2🏥 Medical
Italian word
ecografia
ultrasound scan (echography)
Looks like
ecography
'ecography' is not used in standard English; English says 'ultrasound'
⚠️ The trap
Italian uses 'ecografia' (from 'eco' = echo) as the standard term for ultrasound. English speakers say 'ultrasound' or 'sonogram'. 'Ecography' exists in English technical literature but is never used in conversation. A clear lexical false friend.
To say "'ecography' is not used in standard English; English says 'ultrasound'" in Italian:
ecografia (correct)
"ecografia" in English means:
ultrasound scan (echography)
Example
"La dottoressa ha ordinato un'ecografia addominale."
"The doctor ordered an abdominal ultrasound."
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