TLM chap 20 Radio/Nuclear

The Language of Medicine chapter 20 Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

ion/o

to wander

pharmaceut/o

drug

son/o

sound

therapeut/o

treatment

vitr/o

vitreous body (of the eye); glass

viv/o

life

-lucent

to shine

-opaque

obscure

echo-

reflected sound

retrograde pyelography

urinary tract

cholangiography

bile vessels (ducts)

barium enema

lower gastrointestinal tract

hysterosaphlingography

uterus and fallopian tubes

Lateral decubitus

Lying down on the side (position)

obique

x-ray tube position on an angle (position)

inversion

turned inward (position)

recumbent

lying down; prone or supine (position)

eversion

turning outward (position)

retrograde pyelogram

x-ray examination of the kidney after injection of contrast

ultrasound

diagnostic procedure frequently used to assess fetal size and development

upper gastrointestinal (series)

x-ray examination of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines

digital subtraction angiography

X-ray of blood vessels made by taking two images (with and without contrast) and subtracting the digitized data for one from the data for the other

radioactive technetium

Radioisotope used in nuclear medicine (tracer studies)

single photon emission computed tomography

Radioactive substances and a computer used to create 3D images

magnetic resonance imaging

Diagnostic procedure produces magnetic resonance images of all three planes of the body and visualizes soft tissue throughout the body

picture archival and communications system

replacement of traditional films with digital equivalents

chest x-ray

diagnostic procedure (x-rays are used) necessary to investigate thoracic disease