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.