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Define the following terms:

(1) Echolocation


(2) Echocardiography, and


(3) Ultrasonography.

(1) Echolocation is the technique by which objects are located by sensing time of echo of the sound emitted

(2) Formation of image of the heart by reflection of ultrasound from heart IS called echocardiography.


(3) Creating images of different parts of the body by means of reflection of ultrasound is called Ultrasonography.

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