Diagnostic Medicine Terms 1

radi(o)-

• rotational

• radical

• soundwaves

• x-ray

NaCl

• natural colored

• sodium chloride

• sodium cleanser

• natural chloride

son(o)

• simple

• sound

• male

• calibrate

contra-

• equal

• against

• excessive

• towards the top

-lucent

• to shine through

• to darken

• to loosen

• to remove

-opaque

• invisible

• to whiten

• nontransparent

• straightened

AP view

• position the patient so that the x-ray passes from the back to the front side

• position the patient so that the x-ray passes from the front to the back side

• position the patient so that the x-ray passes from the left to the right side

• position the patient so that the x-ray does not pass through

Barium

• a non-metal used as an x-ray dye

• a metal used as an x-ray dye

• the radiation used to create an x-ray

• the meter that measures radiation exposure

roentgen(o)-

• radiation

• right-sided

• experimental

• x-ray

CAT

• compounded alternative therapy

• computerized axial tomography

• creatinine aided tomography

• continuous axial therapy