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The Language of Medicine 11th Edition

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The medical specialty that studies the uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of disease:   nuclear medicine  
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In which procedure is a transducer used?   ultrasound  
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Radioactive form of an element that gives off energy in the form of radiation:   radionuclide  
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A test that combines radioactive chemicals and antibodies to detect minute quantities of substances in a patient's blood:   radioimmunoassay  
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The use of x-rays and a fluorescent screen to produce real-time video images:   fluoroscopy  
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Procedure in which a radiopharmaceutical is inhaled and injected intravenously followed by imaging its passage through the respiratory tract:   ventilation-perfusion studies  
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A diagnostic x-ray procedure in which a series of cross-sectional images is produced:   CT scan  
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A procedure in which a radioactive tracer is injected intravenously and a computer reconstructs a 3D image based on a composite of many views:   SPECT  
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A magnetic field and radio waves are used to form images in three planes of the body in which of the following procedures?   MRI  
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Radioactive drug that is administered safely for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes:   adiopharmaceutical  
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The combining form that means sound:   son/o  
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The combining form that means same:   is/o  
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The suffix that means obscure:   opaque  
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A combining form that means glass:   vitr/o  
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The combining form that means drug:   pharmaceut/o  
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The combining form that means x-rays:   radi/o  
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The suffix that means record:   -gram  
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The prefix that means a repeated sound:   echo-  
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The suffix that means process of recording:   -graphy  
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A combining form that means treatment:   therapeut/o  
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