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The suffix that means record:
-gram
The suffix that means process of recording:
-graphy
The suffix that means obscure:
-opaque
A drug that lowers blood pressure
ACE inhibitor
Drug that prevents blood clotting
Anticoagulant
Drug that prevents nausea and vomiting:
Antiemetic
A diagnostic x-ray procedure in which a series of cross-sectional images is produced:
CT scan
A magnetic field and radio waves are used to form images in three planes of the body in which of the following procedures?
MRI
Procedure in which a radiopharmaceutical is inhaled and injected intravenously followed by imaging its passage through the respiratory tract:
ventilation-perfusion studies
A combining form that means glass:
vitr/o
Drug that prevents bone loss in osteoporosis
bisphosphonate
Commercial name for a drug:
brand name
Drug that relieves constipation
cathartic
Combining form that means drug
chem/o
Factors that prevent the use of a drug or treatment:
contraindications
Physical and psychological dependence on and craving for a drug:
addiction
Combining form that means sensitivity to pain
alges/o
Drug that relieves pain
analgesic
Male hormone
androgen
Drug that reduces or eliminates sensation
anesthetic
Condition in which a combination of two drugs gives less than an additive effect
antagonistic action
Legal noncommercial name for a drug
generic name
Hormone from the adrenal cortex that raises blood sugar and reduces inflammation
glucocorticoid
Combining form that means tissue
hist/o
Combining form that means sleep
hypn/o
Combining form that means treatment
iatr/o
Condition caused by treatment given by physicians or medical personnel
iatrogenic
The combining form that means same:
is/o
Combining form that means tongue
lingu/o
The medical specialty that studies the uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of disease:
nuclear medicine
The combining form that means drug
pharmaceut/o
Study of the effects and strength of a drug within the body:
pharmacodynamics
Study of drug concentration in tissues and body fluids over a period of time:
pharmacokinetics
Combining form that means itching
prurit/o
Combining form that means fever
pyret/o
The combining form that means x-rays
radi/o
A test that combines radioactive chemicals and antibodies to detect minute quantities of substances in a patient's blood:
radioimmunoassay
Radioactive form of an element that gives off energy in the form of radiation:
radionuclide
Radioactive drug that is administered safely for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes:
radiopharmaceutical
The combining form that means sound
son/o
A combining form that means treatment:
therapeut/o
Condition in which larger and larger drug doses must be given to achieve the desired effect
tolerance
Combining form that means poison:
toxic/o
Harmful effects of a drug:
toxicity
In which procedure is a transducer used?
ultrasound
A procedure in which a radioactive tracer is injected intravenously and a computer reconstructs a 3D image based on a composite of many views:
SPECT
Drug that increases the production of urine, thereby reducing the volume of fluid in the body
diuretic
Combining form that means feeling, sensation
esthes/o
The use of x-rays and a fluorescent screen to produce real-time video images:
fluoroscopy
