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Everest345 mod e wk 1

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angio-   vessel  
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brachy-   short  
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cardi/o   heart  
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-gram   record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-ist   person who practices, specialist  
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echo-   sound  
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-scopy   visual examination, to view  
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myel/o   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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radiat-   giving off rays or radiant energy  
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-ion   action, process, state or condition  
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son/o   sound  
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tom/o   to cut, section, slice  
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ultra   beyond, excess  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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angiocardiogram   a record produced of the radiographic study of the heart and blood vessels of the heart  
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arteriography   process of recording a picture of an artery  
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intravenous pyelogram   radiographic exam of the urinary system using contrast medium  
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mammography   radiographic study of the breast  
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myelogram   x-ray of the spinal cord with contrast medium  
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radiation   energy carried by waves or stream of particles  
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radiography   examination of the body by x-rays  
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Radiologist   physician who specializes in dx and tx of disease with x-ray and radiant energy  
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sonogram   record obtained by ultrasonic waves  
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tomography   method that produces images of single tissue planes  
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ultrasonography   recording images of body structures using high frequency sound waves  
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alopecia   hair loss or baldness  
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barium sulfate   radiopaque contrast medium used to visualize internal organs  
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contrast medium   substance used in radiography to make hard to visualize structures easier to view, sometimes patient drinks.  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging, 3 dimensional color picture of the body  
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claustrophobia   abnormal fear of being in narrow spaces  
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x-rays   radiation of shorter than wavelength visible light rays which are able to pass through opaque bodies  
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fluoroscopy   imaging technique used to view body parts in motion  
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angiogram   record produced for the radiographic study of blood vessels  
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retrograde pyelogram   radiographic picture of the kidneys after injection contrast medium through the ureters  
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histology   study of tissue  
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incubation   period of time for symptoms of a disease to show  
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serologic   pertaining to branch of science concerned with serum  
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viable   capable of living  
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CLIA   clinical laboratory improvement ammendment  
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PET   positron emission tomography, a scanning technique used in conjunction with small amounts of radiolabeled compounds to visualize brain anatomy and function  
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CT   computerized axial tomography, 2 dimensional black and white pictures of the body  
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AP   anterioposterior, pt back to film so beam travels front to back  
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PA   posterioanterior, pt front to film so beam travels back to front  
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inocul/o   implant  
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incubat/o   incubation, hatching  
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inoculate   to transfer microorganisms into the body, into a culture, into a medium or on to a slide  
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agar   culture medium containing nutrients  
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nosocomial   infection acquired in the hospital  
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opportunistic   microorganism that takes advantage of proper conditions to thrive  
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