Question | Answer |
A-mode | one-dimensional representation of a reflected sound wave in a diagnostic ultrasound |
Angiography | is the x-ray study of the blood vessels |
Anterior (ventral) | Placed before or in front |
Anteroposterior | directed from the front toward the back |
Aortography | radiography of the aorta after introduction into it of a contrast material |
Arthrography | is a procedure involving multiple x rays of a joint using a fluoroscope, or a special piece of x-ray equipment which shows an immediate x-ray image |
B-scan | to examine or map the body, or one or more organs or regions of it, by gathering information with a sensing device |
Barium enema | is a test that uses x-ray examination to view the large intestine |
Bilateral | having two sides, or pertaining to both sides |
Biometry | the application of statistical methods to biological phenomena |
Brachytherapy | treatment with ionizing radiation whose source is applied to the surface of the body or within the body a short distance from the area being treated. |
Bronchography | radiography of the lungs |
Caudal | situated more toward the cauda, or tail, than some specified reference point; toward the inferior (in humans) or posterior (in animals) end of the body. |
Cavernosography | radiographic recording of the cavity |
Cervical | pertaining to the neck or cervix of any organ or structure |
Cholangiography | A radiographic examination of the bile ducts |
Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | Radiographic recoding of the billary system & the pancreas |
Cholecystography | radiography of the gallbladder |
Computed axial tomography (CT or CAT) | is a x-ray technique that has the ability to image soft tissue, bone, and blood vessels |
Cystography | radiography of the urinary bladder |
Dacryocystography | radiographic of the larcimal sac or the tear duct sac |
Diskography | radiographic recording of an intervertebral joint |
Distal | farther from any point of attachment or origin |
Dosimetry | scientific calc of radiation emitted from various radioactive sources |
Duodenography | radioactive recording of the duodenum, or first part of the small intestine |
Echocardiography | radioactive recording of the heart walls or surrounding tissues |
Echoencephalography | ultrasound of the brain |
Echography | ultrasound procedure in which sound waves are bounced off an internal organ and the resulting image is recorded |
Encephalography | radiographic recording of the subarachnoid space & ventricles of the brain |
Epididymography | radiographic of the epididymis |
Fluoroscopy | procedure for viewing the interior of the body using x-ray & projecting the image onto a television screen |
Hepatography | radiographic recording of the liver |
Hypogastric | lowest middle abdominal area |
Hysterosalpingography | radiographic recording of the uterine cavity & fallopian tube |
Inferior | away from the head or the lowest part of the body also known as caudal |
Intravenous pyelography (IVP) | radiographic recording of the urinary system |
Laryngography | radiographic recording of the larynx |
Lateral | away from the middle of the body (to the side) |
Lymphangiography | radiographic recording of the lymphatic vessels & nodes |
M-mode | one-dimensional display of movement of structures |
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | procedure that uses nonionizing radiation to view the body in a cross-sectional view |
Mammography | radiographic recording of the breasts |
Medial | towards the midline of the body |
MeV | megaelectron volt |
Myelography | radiographic recording of the subarachnoid space of the spine |
Physics | scientific study of energy |
Aneurysm | an abnormal weakening of a vessel wall with outpouching beyond the normal confines of the vessel |
Angioplasty | surgical or percutaneous procedure in a vessel to dilate the vessel opening; used in the treatment of atherosclerotic |
Arteriovenous fistula | direct communication (psg) between an artery & vein |
Artery | vessel that generally carries oxygenated blood from the heart to body tissues |
Atrium | chamber in the upper right part of the heart |
Bypass | to go around |
Cardiopulmonary | refers to the heart & lungs |
Cardiopulmonary bypass | blood bypasses the heart thru a heart-lung machine during open-heart sugery |
Cardioverter-defibrillator | surgically placed device that directs an electric current shock to the heart to restore rhythm |
Component | part |
Dual-chamber pacemaker | electrodes of the pacemaker are placed in both the atria and the ventricle of the heart |
Electrode | lead attached to a generator that carries the electric current from the generator to the atria or ventricles |
Electrophysiology | study of the electrical system of the heat, including the study of arrhythmias |
Embolectomy | removal of blockage (embolism) from vessels |
Embolism | blockage of blood vessel by a blood clot or other matter that has moved from another area of the body thru the circulatory system |
Endarterectomy | incision into an artery to remove the inner lining so as to eliminate disease or blockage |
Epicardial | over the heart |
False aneurysm | sac of clotted blood that has completely destroyed the vessel and is being contained by the tissue that surrounds the vessel |
Fistula | abnormal opening from one area to another area or to the outside os the body |
Intracardiac | inside the heart |
Invasive | entering the body, breaking the skin |
Nonivasive | not entering the body, not breaking the skin |
Nuclear cardiology | diagnostic specialty that uses radiopharmaceuticals to aid in the diagnosis of cardiologic conditions |
Pacemaker | electrical device tha controls the beating of the heart by electical impulses |
Pericardiocentesis | procedure in which a surgeon withdraws fluid from the paricradial space by means of a needle inserted percutaneously into the space |
Pericardium | membranous sac enclosing the heart & the ends of the great vessels |
Single-chamber pacemaker | electrode of the pacemaker is placed only in the atrium or only in the ventricle, but not placed in both |
Stent | mold that is surgically placed to reinforce or hold open an area |
Thoracostomy | surgical incision into the chest wall and insertion of a chest tube |
Transvenous | across a vein |
Vein | vessel that carries unoxygenated blood to the heart from body tissues; pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood back to the heart |
Vena caval thrombectomy | removal of a blood clot from the blood vessel (inferior vena cava or superior vena cava) |
Ventricle | chamber inthe lower part of the heart |