chapter 19 20 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is meant by "Bone Scan"? | Radioisotope administered and traced within bones. |
What is the prefix for "Movement"? | Cine |
Whats is the difference between "in vitro" and "in vivo"? | in vitro is something measured outside a living organism, and in vivo is something measured inside a living organism. |
What is the term for "obstructing the passage of X-rays"? | Radiopaque |
What is meant by "DICOM"? | protocol for transmission between imaging devices |
What is meant by "Radioisotope"? | gives off high energy particles or rays |
What is an IVP? | X-ray for renal pelvis and urinary tract |
Explain the use of a "Radiopaque Substance"? | Absorb most of X-rays |
What is "Nuclear Medicine"? | Uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease |
What is meant by "suppression"? | To stop |
What is meant by "-plasm? | Formation, growth |
Give the definition to the following: Scirrh/o. mut/a, medull/o, cauter/o. | Scirrho = hard, muta= genetic change, medullo= inner part, cautero= burn, heat. |
whats is meant by "infiltrative"? | local invasion of tissue |
If the Dr. ordered an "angiogram" what did the patient have done? | X-ray record of the arteries (Blood vessels) |
If the Dr. ordered a "Pyelogram" what did the patient have done? | X-ray of the renal pelvis |
What is the difference between "adduction" and "abduction"? | Adduction is towards the mid-line and Abduction is away from the mid-line. |
If the Dr. told you that you had to follow "protocol" what does he mean? | To follow a plan of treatment |
If the Dr. informs the patient that the cancer has "relapse" what does he mean? | Reappearance of symptoms in disease |
What is meant by "mucositis"? | inflammation of the mucosa (inner lining of our organs) |
What is an "estrogen receptor assay"? | Test the concentration of hormone receptor sites in cells of breast cancer patients. |
What is meant by "adjuvant"? | assisting or aiding on treatment |
What is meant by "modality"? | method of treatment |
What is meant by "Oncogenes"? | Regions of DNA found in cells |
if a cell went through "mutation" what happen to it? | Inheritable changes in a cell |
What is meant by "polypoid"? | growths that are projections from a base |
What is meant by "Adenocarcinoma of the lung"? | lung tumor derived from epithelial tissue |
What are "tracer studies"? | Radionuclides used as labels and traced within the body |
What is meant by "radio pharmaceutical" | Radioactive drug given for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
What is a "transducer"? | Device that sends and receives ultra sounds signals. |
What is meant by "radiolucent"? | Permitting the passages of most X-rays. |
What is meant by a "radionuclide"? | radioactive chemical that gives off energy in the form of radition |
What is meant by "therapeutic"? | pertaining to treatment |
Where is the accent in "anaplasia"? | highly undifferentiated formation of cells |
What is meant by "dysplastic"? | Pertaining to abnormal formation of cells |
what is "an increased growth in the number of cells" called? | Hyperplasia |
What is meant by "carcinoma in situ"? | localized cancer contained in the site of origin |
What is an "inherited malignant tumor of the eye" called? | Retinoblastoma |
If the Dr. stated that the cancer went into "remission" what happened? | absence of symptoms of disease |
What is the difference between "benign" and "malignant"? | Benign are harmless, not cancer and malignant is cancerous |
What is meant by a neoplasm? | new growth, tumor |
What is meant by "adenocarcinoma"? | Cancerous tumor of glandular tissue |
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