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rio medterm 1
medical terms
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| adhesion | abnormal fibrous band |
| analyte | substance being analyzed |
| contrast medium | substance used in radiation to facilitate imaging |
| dehiscence | bursting open of a wound |
| febrile | fever |
| homeostasis | equilibrium in the body |
| inflammation | swelling |
| morbid | diseased;pertaining to a disease |
| nuclear medicine | branch of medicine that uses radioactive substances for diagnosis, treatment, and research |
| radiology | medical discipline concerned w/xray etc |
| diagnostic | medical imaging using external sources of radiation |
| interventional | use of imaging techniques in the nonsurgical treatment of various disorders |
| therapeutic | use of ionizing radiation in the treatment of malignant tumors |
| radionuclides | substances that emit radiation spontaneously |
| radiopharmaceutical | radionuclide attached to a protein, sugar, or other substance that travels to the organ or area of the body that will be scanned |
| scan | computerized image by modality or by structure |
| sepsis | pathological state, usually febrile, resulting from the presence of microorganisms or their products in the bloodstream |
| suppurative | producing or associated with generation of pus |