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Medical Coding Vocab Ch.16

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A-mode   one-dimensional representation of a reflected sound wave in a diagnostic ultrasound  
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Angiography   is the x-ray study of the blood vessels  
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Anterior (ventral)   Placed before or in front  
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Anteroposterior   directed from the front toward the back  
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Aortography   radiography of the aorta after introduction into it of a contrast material  
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Arthrography   is a procedure involving multiple x rays of a joint using a fluoroscope, or a special piece of x-ray equipment which shows an immediate x-ray image  
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B-scan   to examine or map the body, or one or more organs or regions of it, by gathering information with a sensing device  
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Barium enema   is a test that uses x-ray examination to view the large intestine  
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Bilateral   having two sides, or pertaining to both sides  
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Biometry   the application of statistical methods to biological phenomena  
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Brachytherapy   treatment with ionizing radiation whose source is applied to the surface of the body or within the body a short distance from the area being treated.  
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Bronchography   radiography of the lungs  
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Caudal   situated more toward the cauda, or tail, than some specified reference point; toward the inferior (in humans) or posterior (in animals) end of the body.  
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Cavernosography   radiographic recording of the cavity  
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Cervical   pertaining to the neck or cervix of any organ or structure  
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Cholangiography   A radiographic examination of the bile ducts  
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Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)   Radiographic recoding of the billary system & the pancreas  
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Cholecystography   radiography of the gallbladder  
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Computed axial tomography (CT or CAT)   is a x-ray technique that has the ability to image soft tissue, bone, and blood vessels  
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Cystography   radiography of the urinary bladder  
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Dacryocystography   radiographic of the larcimal sac or the tear duct sac  
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Diskography   radiographic recording of an intervertebral joint  
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Distal   farther from any point of attachment or origin  
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Dosimetry   scientific calc of radiation emitted from various radioactive sources  
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Duodenography   radioactive recording of the duodenum, or first part of the small intestine  
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Echocardiography   radioactive recording of the heart walls or surrounding tissues  
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Echoencephalography   ultrasound of the brain  
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Echography   ultrasound procedure in which sound waves are bounced off an internal organ and the resulting image is recorded  
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Encephalography   radiographic recording of the subarachnoid space & ventricles of the brain  
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Epididymography   radiographic of the epididymis  
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Fluoroscopy   procedure for viewing the interior of the body using x-ray & projecting the image onto a television screen  
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Hepatography   radiographic recording of the liver  
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Hypogastric   lowest middle abdominal area  
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Hysterosalpingography   radiographic recording of the uterine cavity & fallopian tube  
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Inferior   away from the head or the lowest part of the body also known as caudal  
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Intravenous pyelography (IVP)   radiographic recording of the urinary system  
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Laryngography   radiographic recording of the larynx  
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Lateral   away from the middle of the body (to the side)  
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Lymphangiography   radiographic recording of the lymphatic vessels & nodes  
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M-mode   one-dimensional display of movement of structures  
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)   procedure that uses nonionizing radiation to view the body in a cross-sectional view  
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Mammography   radiographic recording of the breasts  
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Medial   towards the midline of the body  
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MeV   megaelectron volt  
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Myelography   radiographic recording of the subarachnoid space of the spine  
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Physics   scientific study of energy  
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Aneurysm   an abnormal weakening of a vessel wall with outpouching beyond the normal confines of the vessel  
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Angioplasty   surgical or percutaneous procedure in a vessel to dilate the vessel opening; used in the treatment of atherosclerotic  
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Arteriovenous fistula   direct communication (psg) between an artery & vein  
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Artery   vessel that generally carries oxygenated blood from the heart to body tissues  
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Atrium   chamber in the upper right part of the heart  
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Bypass   to go around  
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Cardiopulmonary   refers to the heart & lungs  
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Cardiopulmonary bypass   blood bypasses the heart thru a heart-lung machine during open-heart sugery  
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Cardioverter-defibrillator   surgically placed device that directs an electric current shock to the heart to restore rhythm  
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Component   part  
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Dual-chamber pacemaker   electrodes of the pacemaker are placed in both the atria and the ventricle of the heart  
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Electrode   lead attached to a generator that carries the electric current from the generator to the atria or ventricles  
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Electrophysiology   study of the electrical system of the heat, including the study of arrhythmias  
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Embolectomy   removal of blockage (embolism) from vessels  
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Embolism   blockage of blood vessel by a blood clot or other matter that has moved from another area of the body thru the circulatory system  
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Endarterectomy   incision into an artery to remove the inner lining so as to eliminate disease or blockage  
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Epicardial   over the heart  
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False aneurysm   sac of clotted blood that has completely destroyed the vessel and is being contained by the tissue that surrounds the vessel  
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Fistula   abnormal opening from one area to another area or to the outside os the body  
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Intracardiac   inside the heart  
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Invasive   entering the body, breaking the skin  
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Nonivasive   not entering the body, not breaking the skin  
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Nuclear cardiology   diagnostic specialty that uses radiopharmaceuticals to aid in the diagnosis of cardiologic conditions  
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Pacemaker   electrical device tha controls the beating of the heart by electical impulses  
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Pericardiocentesis   procedure in which a surgeon withdraws fluid from the paricradial space by means of a needle inserted percutaneously into the space  
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Pericardium   membranous sac enclosing the heart & the ends of the great vessels  
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Single-chamber pacemaker   electrode of the pacemaker is placed only in the atrium or only in the ventricle, but not placed in both  
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Stent   mold that is surgically placed to reinforce or hold open an area  
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Thoracostomy   surgical incision into the chest wall and insertion of a chest tube  
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Transvenous   across a vein  
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Vein   vessel that carries unoxygenated blood to the heart from body tissues; pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood back to the heart  
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Vena caval thrombectomy   removal of a blood clot from the blood vessel (inferior vena cava or superior vena cava)  
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Ventricle   chamber inthe lower part of the heart  
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