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Medical Imaging and Cancer Terms, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Definitions for various terms related to medical imaging technologies such as ultrasound, echography, radiography, fluoroscopy, ct, nm, mri, pet, and anatomy, physiology, and cancer-related terms including choriocarcinoma, carcinogen, carcinoid, sarcoma, carcinoma, oligodendrogloma, proximal, adipose, inguinal, posterior, anterior, ventral, dorsal, anatomy, physiology, distal, carp/o, crani/o, cephal/o, cervic/o, epidermis, dermis, melanoma, keratin, melanin, corneum, bulla, acrochordon, callus, lentigo, papule, decubitus ulcer, macula, keloid, dehiscence, eschar, avulsion, purpura, cicatrix, and alopecia.

Typology: Quizzes

2012/2013

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TERM 1
ultrasound
DEFINITION 1
sound waves for pictures of body
TERM 2
echography
DEFINITION 2
echoes turned into images
TERM 3
radiography
DEFINITION 3
x-rays to make a record
TERM 4
fluoroscopy
DEFINITION 4
viewing shadows on a fluorescent screen
TERM 5
cineradiography
DEFINITION 5
motion picture record of x-ray images
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ultrasound

sound waves for pictures of body

TERM 2

echography

DEFINITION 2

echoes turned into images

TERM 3

radiography

DEFINITION 3

x-rays to make a record

TERM 4

fluoroscopy

DEFINITION 4

viewing shadows on a fluorescent screen

TERM 5

cineradiography

DEFINITION 5

motion picture record of x-ray images

beam

ray of light

TERM 7

cathode

DEFINITION 7

negative pull of electric current

TERM 8

contrast mediums

DEFINITION 8

substanceused to enhance thecontrastof structures or fluids

within the body inmedical imaging(Ex: Iodine and Barium)

TERM 9

CT

DEFINITION 9

computerized tomography

TERM 10

NM

DEFINITION 10

nuclear medicine

endoscopy

scoping different parts of body

TERM 17

hemoccult

DEFINITION 17

hidden in blood

TERM 18

Hodgkin's disease

DEFINITION 18

type of lymphomapainless enlargement of the lymph nodes,

liver, and spleen

TERM 19

sarcoma

DEFINITION 19

cancerous tumor of connective tissue

TERM 20

carcinoma

DEFINITION 20

cancerous tumor in epithelial tissue

oglidendroglialoma

found in cerebrum (cancerous)ogli- littledendro- treeglial-

glueoma- tumor

TERM 22

proximal

DEFINITION 22

closer to origin

TERM 23

adipose

DEFINITION 23

fat

TERM 24

inguinal

DEFINITION 24

groin

TERM 25

posterior

DEFINITION 25

behind

distal

farther from origin

TERM 32

carp/o

DEFINITION 32

wrist

TERM 33

crani/o

DEFINITION 33

head

TERM 34

cephal/o

DEFINITION 34

head

TERM 35

cervic/o

DEFINITION 35

neck

epidermis

outer layer of skin

TERM 37

dermis

DEFINITION 37

middle layer of skin

TERM 38

melanoma

DEFINITION 38

most dangerous type of skin cancer

TERM 39

keratin

DEFINITION 39

protein substance of skin

TERM 40

melanin

DEFINITION 40

skin pigment

papule

small, raised, solid pimple or swelling

TERM 47

decubitus ulcer

DEFINITION 47

bed sore

TERM 48

macula

DEFINITION 48

discolored spot on skin

TERM 49

keloid

DEFINITION 49

overgrowth of scar tissue

TERM 50

dehiscence

DEFINITION 50

breaking open of the surgical incision along the suture

eschar

scab

TERM 52

avulsion

DEFINITION 52

forcefully tear off finger/toe

TERM 53

purpura

DEFINITION 53

purplish discoloration of skin

TERM 54

cicatrix

DEFINITION 54

scar left after wound has healed

TERM 55

alopecia

DEFINITION 55

baldness