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Medical Terminology
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12/04/2012
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upper Gi Series
 Definition
upper gi series
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Barium enema
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angiography
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arthrography
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myelography
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IV pyelography
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MRI
 Definition
magnaetic resonance imaging
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PA
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posteroanterior
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AP
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anteroposterior
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Lateral
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side
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oblique
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slanting direction at angle from perpendicular plane
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extension
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lengthening or straightening a flexed limb
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prone
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lying on the belly
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halflife
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how long it takes for half of the radio isotope to decay or go out of the body
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recumbant
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lying down (prone or supine)
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supine
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lying on the back
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in vitro
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test tube
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in vivo
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in the body
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tracer study
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radioactive substance given directly to patient to evaluate organ function or image
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radiopharmaceutical
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labeled compound concentrates in organ
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uptake
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rate of absorption into organ
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Profusion Lung Scan
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SPECT
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single-photon emission computed tomography
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99m TC
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fluro/o
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luminous
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is/o
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same
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pharmaceut/o
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drug
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radi/o
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x-rays
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reoentgen/o
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x-rays
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son/o
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sound
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therapeut/o
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treatment
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vitr/o
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glass
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viv/o
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life
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-gram
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record
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-lucent
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to shine
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-opaque
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obscure
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cine-
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movement
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echo-
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a repeated sound
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ultra-
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beyond
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99mTc
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tecnium
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fluoroscopy
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visual exam with illumination real time xray
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U/S
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ultrasound
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IVP
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invtravenous pyelogram
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CXR
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chest xray
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PACS
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picture archival and comunication system
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