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anode
positive pole in x-ray tube that serves as the target for the electron force
cathode
negative pole in x-ray tube that serves as electron source
penumbra
the blurred or indistinct area that surrounds an image
primary beam
the most penetrating beam produced at the target of the anode
somatic effects
effects of radiation that cause illness such as cancer, leukemia, and cataracts. not passed to offspring
bitewing
radiographic view that shoes both arches of the crowns on one film
latent image
the invisible image on the x-ray film after exposure but before processing
diastolic
pressure or force of blood while at rest
tympanic
relating to or resembling a drum, as in the tympanic ear drum