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Chapter 20 Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fluor/o | Luminous |
| Is/o | Same |
| Pharmaceut/o | Drug |
| Radi/o | X-rays |
| Roentgen/o | X-rays |
| Son/o | Sound |
| Therapeut/o | Glass |
| Viv/o | Life |
| -Gram | Record |
| -Graphy | Process of recording |
| -Lucent | To shine |
| -Opaque | Obscure |
| Cine- | Moverment |
| Echo- | A repeated |
| Ultra- | Beyond |
| Angio | Angiography |
| AP | Anteroposterior |
| Ba | Barium |
| BE | Barium enema |
| C-spine | Cervical spine films |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| CXR | Chest x-ray (Film) |
| Decub | Decubitus - laying down |
| DICOM | Digital image communication in medicine |
| DI | Diagnostic imaging |
| DSA | Digital subtraction angiography |
| ECHO | Echocardiography |
| EUS | Endoscopic unltrasonography |
| 18F-FDG | Fluorodeoxyglucose |
| Gd | Gadolinium |
| 123I | Isotope of radioactive iodine |
| 131I | Isotope of radioactive iodine |
| IVP | Intravenous pyelogram |
| KUB | Kidneys, ureters, bladder (series) |
| LAT | Lateral |