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side, to one side
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back (of body), behind, posterior
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specialist in the study of
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separation, destruction, loosening
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the 10 ADJECTIVE suffixes that mean pertaining to
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anatomic/al position
everything forward, including palms
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median plane
midsagittal, vertical- left and right side
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frontal plane
coronal, vertical- front (anterior) & back (posterior)
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horizontal plane
transverse, horizontal- top (superior) & bottom (inferior)
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means act of leading, bringing, conducting
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cervic/o
neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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ili/o
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
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lumb/o
loins (lower back)
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umbilic/o
umbilicus (navel)
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body plane
imaginary flat surface that divides the body into 2 sections
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cross-sectional
also a trans/verse section
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process of recording
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radi/o
radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
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CXR
chest x-ray, chest radiograph
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
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PA
posteroanterior; pernicious anemia; pulmonary artery; physician assistant
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U & L, U/L
upper and lower
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PET
positron emission tomography
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US
ultrasound; ultrasonography
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single photon emission computed tomography
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adhesion
band of scar tissue binding anatomical surfaces that are normally separate from each other
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inflammation
protective response of body tissues to irritation, infection, or allergy
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sepsis
body's inflammatory response to infection, in which there is fever, elevated heart and respiratory rate, and low blood pressure
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instrument for visual examination
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fluor/o
luminous, fluorescence
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
radiographic technique that uses electromagnetic energy to produce multiplanar cross-sectional images of the body
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nuclear scan
diagnostic technique that produces an image of an organ or area by recording the concentration of a radiopharmaceutical introduced into the body
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pharmaceutic
drug medicine
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scan
technique for carefully studying an area, organ, or system of the body by recording and displaying an image of the area
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tomography
radiographic technique that produces a film representing a detailed cross-section, or slice, of an area, tissue or organ at a predetermined depth
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computed tomography (CT)
radiographic technique that uses a narrow beam of x-rays that rotates in a full arc around the patient to acquire multiple views of the body that a computer interprets to produce cross-sectional images of that body part
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positron emission tomography (PET)
radiographic technique combining computed tomography with radiopharmaceuticals that produces a cross-sectional (transverse) image of the dispersement of radioactivity (through emission of positrons) in a section of the body to reveal the areas where the radiopharmaceutical is being metabolized and where there is a deficiency in metabolism
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single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
type of nuclear imaging study that scans organs after injection of a radioactive tracer and employs a specialized gamma camera that detects emitted radiation to produce a three-dimensional image from a composite of numerous views
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ultrasonography (US)
imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) that bounce off body tissues and are recorded to produce an image of an internal organ or tissue
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anastomosis
connection between two vessels; surgical joining of two ducts, blood vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to the other
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cauterize
process of burning abnormal tissue with electricity, freezing, heat, or chemicals
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