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Everest345modewk3
Everest345 mod e wk 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angio- | vessel |
| brachy- | short |
| cardi/o | heart |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ist | person who practices, specialist |
| echo- | sound |
| -scopy | visual examination, to view |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| radiat- | giving off rays or radiant energy |
| -ion | action, process, state or condition |
| son/o | sound |
| tom/o | to cut, section, slice |
| ultra | beyond, excess |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| angiocardiogram | a record produced of the radiographic study of the heart and blood vessels of the heart |
| arteriography | process of recording a picture of an artery |
| intravenous pyelogram | radiographic exam of the urinary system using contrast medium |
| mammography | radiographic study of the breast |
| myelogram | x-ray of the spinal cord with contrast medium |
| radiation | energy carried by waves or stream of particles |
| radiography | examination of the body by x-rays |
| Radiologist | physician who specializes in dx and tx of disease with x-ray and radiant energy |
| sonogram | record obtained by ultrasonic waves |
| tomography | method that produces images of single tissue planes |
| ultrasonography | recording images of body structures using high frequency sound waves |
| alopecia | hair loss or baldness |
| barium sulfate | radiopaque contrast medium used to visualize internal organs |
| contrast medium | substance used in radiography to make hard to visualize structures easier to view, sometimes patient drinks. |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging, 3 dimensional color picture of the body |
| claustrophobia | abnormal fear of being in narrow spaces |
| x-rays | radiation of shorter than wavelength visible light rays which are able to pass through opaque bodies |
| fluoroscopy | imaging technique used to view body parts in motion |
| angiogram | record produced for the radiographic study of blood vessels |
| retrograde pyelogram | radiographic picture of the kidneys after injection contrast medium through the ureters |
| histology | study of tissue |
| incubation | period of time for symptoms of a disease to show |
| serologic | pertaining to branch of science concerned with serum |
| viable | capable of living |
| CLIA | clinical laboratory improvement ammendment |
| PET | positron emission tomography, a scanning technique used in conjunction with small amounts of radiolabeled compounds to visualize brain anatomy and function |
| CT | computerized axial tomography, 2 dimensional black and white pictures of the body |
| AP | anterioposterior, pt back to film so beam travels front to back |
| PA | posterioanterior, pt front to film so beam travels back to front |
| inocul/o | implant |
| incubat/o | incubation, hatching |
| inoculate | to transfer microorganisms into the body, into a culture, into a medium or on to a slide |
| agar | culture medium containing nutrients |
| nosocomial | infection acquired in the hospital |
| opportunistic | microorganism that takes advantage of proper conditions to thrive |
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