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R and N Medicine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Radiation | being or having radiation. radius (forearm). |
| Roentgenography | process of recording raiation. Radius. |
| Radiolucent | area of low density. |
| Radiopaque | areas of high density. |
| Radiograph | instrument used to record radiation. |
| Dosimetry | process of measuring the amount of radiation exposure. |
| Arteriography | process of recording the artery. |
| Venography | process of recording the veins. |
| Aortography | process of recording the aorta. |
| Cholangiography | process of recording the bile duct. |
| Cholecystogram | record or picture of the fluid filled sac of the gall bladder. |
| Hysterosalpingography | a process of recording the uterus or uterine. |
| Lymphangiography | a process of recording the lymphatic system and blood vessels. |
| Myelography | process of recording bone marrow. |
| Pyelogram | a record or picture of the renal pelvis. |
| Urography | process of recording the urinary system. |
| Mammography | process of recording the breast. |
| Xeromammography | a special x-ray plate that is processed with dry chemicals. |
| Ultrasonography | uses pulse of inaudible, ultra-frequency sound waves to create an image. |
| Transesophageal echocardiography | may be ordered when a standard echocardiogram cannot produce a good-quality image. |
| Radioactive | substance to create an image of the internal structures and function of the body. |
| Radiopharmaceutical | are man-made or naturally occuring radioactive substances that have been processed and measured so that they can been given as a drug dose. |
| Tracer | thing that produces the visible path. |
| Scintigraphy | process of recording point of light. |
| Ventriculogram | a record or picture of the ventricle (lower heart chamber). |
| Ventilation- perfusion scan | is a two-part test that uses two radioactive substances. |