Med Term Chapter 20
An echocardio______ is the record of the structure and motion of the heart produced by using sound.
-Gram
Radio______ means obstructing the passage of x-rays.
-Paque
An in_______ test is one in which something is measured or preformed in a laboratory, often in a test tube.
-Vitro
Moving the body part away from the body or the midline is called:
Abduction
Moving the body part toward the body or midline is called:
Adduction
In preparation for his lower gastrointestinal (GI) series, Mr. Ostertag was given an enema containing _______, which is a sulfate-based contrast medium.
Barium
What is the name of the x-ray study that images the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum?
Barium swallow/UGI
The prefix ultra- means:
Beyond
A percutaneous transhepatic _________, or injection of contrast via a needle through the skin and into the liver, was preformed to assist in determining the cause of Mr. DiMarco's jaundice.
Cholangiography
_________, which is abbreviated ____, is a diagnostic technique that beams ionizing x-rays at multiple angles around a specific section of the body to detect disease.
Computed tomography, CT
Turning a body part outward is called:
Eversion
Lengthening or straightening a limb is called:
Extension
Bending a part of the body is called:
Flexion
Radiopharmaceutical drugs can be used to generate an image by mapping their distribution and rate of absorption in the body because they emit:
Gamma Rays
What is the name of the x-ray study that images the fallopian tubes and uterus?
Hysterosalpingography
Performance of invasive procedures (therapeutic or diagnostic) by a radiologist with the aid of computed tomography or fluoroscopy is called:
Interventional Radiology
IVP is the abbreviation for:
Intravenous Pyelogram
What is the medical term for turning a body part inward?
Inversion
Which contrast medium is usually injected into a vein or body part or space to assist in x-ray visualization of that body part, organ, or space?
Iodine Compound
A radio________ is the unstable form of an element that emits radiation.
Isotope or Nuclide
In what view does the x-ray beam pass from one side of the body to the opposite side?
Lateral view
The abbreviation for multiple-gated acquisition scan is:
MUGA Scan
What is the name of the x-ray study that images the spinal cord?
Myelography
In ________, a radiopharmaceutical is given intravenously to obtain a lung scan.
Perfusion Studies
The medical term for lying face down is:
Prone
RIA is the abbreviation for:
Radiommunoassay
The abbreviation for single-photon emission computed tomography is:
SPECT
The combining form son/o means:
Sound
The medical term for lying on the back is:
Supine
During an ultrasound imaging study, the patient lies on a table while the sonographer puts the __________ on or near the skin.
Transducer