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Chapter 2 The Human Body: Treatments, Procedures, and Devices

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CAT scan or CT scan Computed Axial Tomography Scan (AX ee al * toh MOG rah fee)   a diagnostic scan similar to x-ray, in which data from beams of energized particles (x-rays_ are computer interpreted to produce a 3D, cross-sectional "slice" or image of the body.  
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diagnosis (dye ahg NOH siss)   the determination of the nature of a disease  
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endoscopy (ehn DOSS koh pee)   a diagnostic procedure that involves a visual examination with an endoscope (EHN doh skope), which includes a camera, fiber optics, and a long flexible tube that can be inserted into the patient  
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etiplogy (ee tee ALL oh jee)   study of the causes of disease  
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examination   an evaluation made for the purpose of diagnosis by identifying physical evidence of disease, such as signs and symptoms  
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MRI magnetic resonance imaging (mag NETT ik * REX on nenns)   diagnostic scan that used a powerful magnetic field generated within a chamber in which the patient lies; the field traces the element hydrogen in the patient's body, the results are the clearest, complete computer generated 3D image of soft tissues.  
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pathologist (path ALL oh jist)   one who studies disease  
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pathology (path ALL oh jee)   the study of disease  
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PET scan positron emission tomography scan (PAHZ ih tron * ee MISH uhn * toh MOG rah fee)   a diagnostic scan that employs computers and radioactive substances to examine the metabolic activity of various parts of the body and to create color-coded imagee  
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prognosis (prog NOH siss)   a forecast of the probably cause or outcome of a disease  
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ultrasound (ULL trah sound)   a diagnostic procedure in which harmless soundwaves are pulsated through body tissues; the pulse echoes are converted into images of internal body structures by computer  
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