Med Term Module 2

Pronation

Movement of the forearm so that the palm is turned downward

Nucle/0

Nucleus

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ous, -iac, -ic, -ior

Pertaining to

Cephal

Pertaining to the head

Midsagittal

Plane that runs down through the body, dividing the body into EQUAL left and right sides. ←║→

-Toxic

Poison

PET

Positron Emission Tomography: Radiographic technique which combines computed tomography and the use of radio-pharmaceuticals. Good for disorders like stroke, epilepsy and Alzheimer's.

PA

Posteroanterior (from back to front)

Cauterize

Process of burning tissue by thermal heat, electricity, laser, or dry ice.

Radiography

Production of captured shadow images on photographic film through the action of ionizing radiation passing through the body from and external source.

Inflammation

Protective response of body tissues to infection or allergy

Fluoroscopy

Radiographic procedure that uses a fluorescent screen instead of a photographic plate.

RLQ

Right Lower Quadrant

RUQ

Right Upper Quadrant

Supination

Rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward

-lysis

Separation, destruction

SPECT

Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography: Type of nuclear imaging study to scan organs after an injection of a radioactive tracker. Like PET scan but typically produces 3D images.

-ologist

Specialist in the study of

Gastr

Stomach

Scan

Technique for carefully studying an area, organ or system by recording and displaying multiple images of the area.

-logy

The study of

Trans-

Through, across

Hist/o

Tissue

-ad

Toward

-verse

Turning

Hypo-

Under, below

U/L, U&L

Upper and Lower

Super-

Upper, above

Endoscopy

Visual examination of interior of organs using a specialized lighted instrument called and endoscope.

Abduction

moving of a body part away from the central axis of the body

Adduction

moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body

Cornal

plane dividing the body into anterior & posterior portions ( line dividing front and back)

Anastomosis

1. Connection between two blood vessels or 2. Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels or bowel segments.

Sagittal

A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts

Superior

Above another structure.

Epi-

Above, on

Extension

Act of stretching or straightening out a flexed limb.

AP

Anteroposterior (from the front to the back)

Tomography

Any technique that produces a film representing a detailed cross section of tissue structure at a predetermined depth.

Ventral

At the belly side of the human body

Caud

At the rear or tail end

Distal

Away from an attached base

Lateral

Away from the midline of the body

Posterior

Back of the body. Back.

Dorsal

Backside. Back.

Adhesion

Band of scar tissue binding surfaces that are normally separate from each other

Inferior

Below another structure.

Flexion

Bending a body part (flexing)

Bx

Biopsy

Cyt/0

Cell

CXR

Chest x-ray

Proximal

Closer to the point of attachment or origin

CT

Computed Tomography: Radiographic technique that uses a narrow beam of x-rays, rotating in a full arc around the patient to image the body in cross sectional slices.

Nuclear Scan

Diagnostic technique that produces an image by recording the concentration of a radiopharmaceutical called a radionuclide which is detected by a scanning device.

Transverse

Divides body into upper and lower parts

Radiopharmaceutical

Drug that contains a radioactive substance that travels to an area or a specific organ that will be scanned.

Anterior

Front of body. Front.

Ultrasonography or US

Imaging technique that uses high frequency sound waves.

Sepsis

Inflammation response to infection characterized by fever, elevated heart and respiratory rate and low blood pressure.

LLQ

Left Lower Quadrant

LUQ

Left Upper Quadrant

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Radiographic techniques that use electromagnetic energy to produce crass sectional images of the body at many planes.

Medi-

Middle

Medial

Middle. Closer to the midline of the body.