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