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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gabriel Fallopius | Discovered Fallopian tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus |
| MDCB | Medical Dosimetry Certification Board |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| ARRT | American Registry of Radiologic Technologists |
| dermatalgia | Skin pain |
| Louis Pasteur | Discovered Pasteurization which is a process that destroys pathogens in foods and beverages |
| James Parkinson | Parkinson’s Disease is a disease of the nervous system that causes muscle spasms and tremor |
| John Langdon Down | Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder on chromosome 21 that causes intellectual and developmental delays |
| John Rhea Barton | Barton’s fracture is a distal radius fracture involving the articular surface with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint |
| necrosis | Tissue death |
| dermatofibroma | a fibrous skin tumor |
| hidradenoma | tumor of the sweat gland |
| RT(T)(ARRT) | registered technologist (radiation therapy). |
| autograft | transplant taken from a different place on the patient’s body |