Oncology-Radiology: Medical Terminology

Contained in the cell nucleus

Oncogenes are mutated genes that are ________.

Metastasis

Process by which cancerous cells break off from a tumor and move through the blood vessels or lymphatic vessels to other sites in the body. Select the correct spelling of this word.

Front part

The combining form anter/o- means:

Movement

The combining form cin/e- means:

Dose

The combining form dos/i- means:

Send back

The combining form remiss/o- means:

Muscle

The combining form sarc/o- means:

Lying on the side

Which is the correct position for a lateral decubitus x-ray?

Half-life

Which of the following is not related to measuring the amount of exposure to x-rays?

Pancreas

Which organ could develop an adenocarcinoma?

-opsy, bi/o-

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means process of viewing living tissue?

It is a screening test ordered by a physician

All of the following are true about a virtual colonoscopy procedure except:

Cochlear implant

A patient with which metal object in the body will not be able to have an MRI because the object will be dislodged?

placing a radioactive implant directly into the bladder for bladder cancer.

An example of brachytherapy would be: