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PSR abbrieviations

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Definition
a , an   without, not  
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ab   away from  
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ad   toward  
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ambi   both  
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ante- pre - pro-   before  
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anti- contr-   against  
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auto-   self  
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bi- di-   two  
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bio   life  
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brady   slow  
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circum   around  
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peri   sourounding  
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con- syn- sym-   with or together  
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se-   not;from;down  
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dia- trans-   across or through  
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dis-   apart;separate  
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dys-   faulty;painful;difficult  
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e- ec- ex-   out;away  
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ecto- exo- extra-   outside  
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en- endo- intra-   inside; within  
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epi-   upon  
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eu   normal good  
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hemi- semi-   half  
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hyper-   above or excessive or extreme  
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hypo-   deficient below  
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infra sub   under below  
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inter   between  
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mal   bad  
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meso   middle  
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meta   beyond;after;change  
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micro-   small  
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mono- uni-   one  
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neo-   new  
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phacy-   thick  
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pan-   all  
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para-   adnormal;alongside;beside  
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per-   through  
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poly- multi-   many  
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post-   after  
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quadri-   four  
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tetra-   three  
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re-   again or back  
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retro   backward or behind  
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sub   under, below  
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super   above or excessive  
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supra-   outside or beyond  
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tachy-   fast  
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tri-   three  
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ultra-   beyond, excessive  
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-ac -al -ar -ry -eal -ic -ose -ous -tic   pertaining to  
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-blast   immature  
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-cyte   cell  
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-e   noun maker  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-iatric   treatment  
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-iatry   study of  
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-logist   specialist  
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-icle -ole -ula -ule   small  
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-ium -eum   tissue or structure  
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-ize -ate   make;use;subject to  
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-or   one who  
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-poiesis   formation  
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-scope   instrument for examining  
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-scopy   examination  
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-stasis   stop or stand  
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-algia -dynia   pain  
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-cele   pouch sac or hernia  
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-emesis   vomit  
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-emia   condition of blood  
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-form -oid   like or resembling  
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-genic -genesis   beginning, orgin , or production  
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-ia -ism   condition of  
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-iasis   formation of; presence of  
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-itis   inflamation  
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-lysis   breaking down  
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-malacia   softening  
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-oma   tumor  
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-ois   condition  
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-penia   adnormal reduction; lack of  
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-phage -phagia -phagy   eat; devour  
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-phile -philia   attraction for;love for  
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-phobia   fear of  
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-plasia   formation  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptosis   drooping or falling  
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-rrhage -rrhagia -rrhagic   to burst forth  
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-rrhea   discharge or flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture or breraking  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction  
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-trophy   development  
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-y   condition or process of  
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-centesis   puncture to remove fluid  
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-desis   binding  
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-ectomy   excision;surgical removal  
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-pexy   surgical suspension  
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-plasty   surgical repair or reconstruction  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-stomy   surgical creation of an artifical opening  
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-tomy   inscision  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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abdomin-   abdomen  
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angi-   vessel  
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bacteri-   bacteria  
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bi-   life  
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carcin-   cancer  
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cardi-   heart  
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cephal-   head  
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cyst-   sac or cyst containg fluid  
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cyt-   cell  
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electr-   electricity  
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enter-   intestines  
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fibren-   fiber  
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gnath-   jaw  
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gynec-   female ,women  
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hem-   blood  
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hemat-   blood  
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hepat-   liver  
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irid-   iris  
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kerat-   keratin  
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lip-   fat  
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mast-   breast  
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necr-   death  
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nephr-   kidney  
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onc-   tumor  
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path-   disease  
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pelv-   pelvic  
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radi-   x-rays  
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ren-   renal, the kidney  
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sarc-   flesh  
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sial   saliva  
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thromb   clot  
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trache-   trachea  
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uter-   uterus  
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abdominal   stomach,liver,gallbladder,spleen,pancreas, small and large intestines  
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cranial cavity   brain  
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pelvic cavity   ureters, urinary bladder, ureatra, female:uterus, oavaries, fallopian tubes, vagina male prosate gland, seminal vesicles, ejaculatory duct  
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spinal cavity   spinal cord  
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thoracic cavity   lungs esophagus trachea bronchial tubes thymus gland aorta heart  
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right hypochondriac   upper right beneath ribs  
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left hypochondriac   upper left beneath ribs  
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epigastric   upper middle over the stomach  
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right lumbar   right middle near the waist (in back)  
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left lumbar   left middle near the waist (in back)  
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umbilical   around the navel  
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hypogastric   lower middle under the navel  
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right inguinal   rigth side near the groin  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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cervical   neck  
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thoracic   chest  
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lumbar   loin  
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sacral, sacrum   lower back  
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coccgeal, coccyx   tailbone  
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superior or cephalic   toward the head the surface or the upper portion of the body  
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inferior or caudal   toward the feet or the lower portion of the body  
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anterior or vental   towaard the front of the body  
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posterior or dorsal   toward the back  
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medial   toward the middle or center of the body structure  
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lateral   toward the side of the body or structure  
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proximal   near the center of the body  
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distal   away from the body  
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bilateral   both sides of the body  
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unilateral   pertaining to one side of the body  
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palmar   pertaning to the palm  
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plantar   pertaining  
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superficial   near the surface  
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deep   toward the interior  
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parietal   lining of organ  
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visceral   inner covering of the surface of an organ or body cavity  
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cyan   blue  
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eryther   red  
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leuk   white  
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melan   black  
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purpur   purple  
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xanth   yellow  
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ache   a dull staedy pain  
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continuous   a pain that does not start  
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discomfort   a feeling of being uncomfortable  
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dull   blunted;not sharp;not acute  
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intense   sharp  
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intermittent   not continous; starting and stopping  
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severe   strong extreme  
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sharp   a pain that has a stabbing quality  
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stabbing   a pain that may be sharp in quality and starting and stopping  
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throbbing   a dull steady pain with an intermittent bad pain periodically  
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barium   contrast medium or dye  
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film   thin sheet of cellulose coated with light sensitive chemicals used to to take photos or x-rays  
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gray   international unit of measuement of ionizing radiation  
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radioactive   emmiting radiation energy  
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radiogram   image on x-ray film  
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radiostope   radioactive form of an element  
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radiogram   image on x-ray film  
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roentgen   unit of exposure to radiation  
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transducer   device for converting energy from one form to another  
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angiocardiography   process of viewing the heart and blood vessles by injecting a radiopaque dye into circulating blood and exposing the chest to x-rays  
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angiography   process of recording a vessel  
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bronchography   process of viewing the bronchus  
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cholangiogram   radiograph examination of the bile ducts  
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cholecytogram   radiograph examination of the gall bladder  
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echogram   examiniation of body structures using ultrasound imaging  
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echocardiogram   exmination using ultrasound imaging  
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fluoroscopy   examination of deep tissiue and deep structures using a flouoroscope  
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lymphangiograph   radiograph of lymphatic vessles  
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myleograph   radiograph of the spinal cord  
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pyleograph   radiograph of the kidney and ureter  
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radiograph   image produced by ionizing radiation and radiation sensitive film  
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radioimmunoassay   measurement of anitigen-antibody interaction using radioactive substances  
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radiotherapy   treatment of disease using radium  
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salpingograph   radiograph of the fallopian tubes  
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sonogram   image produced by sounds reflecting of of body structures  
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tomograph   radiograph exam whereby the x-ray source is moved to view the layers or sclices of the body  
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ultrasonography`   imaging technique that uses sound waves to study a poprtion of the body  
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anterioposterior   from front to back  
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axial   pertaining to around the axis  
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lateral decubitus   lying on the side  
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posteroanterior   from back to front  
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radiologist   Dr. who reads xrays  
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radiopaque   describing materials that can block x-rays  
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roentgenolgy   alternate term for x-ray technology  
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scan   back and forth  
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scintiscan   image created by gamma radiation, indicating cocentration within the body  
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sonolucent   permittng the passages of ultrasound waves  
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tagging   attachment of radioactive material to a substance that can be traced as it moves through the body  
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therapeutic   treatment of disease  
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uptake   absorption of radioactive substance into tissue  
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