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UMT:Ch 2 Human Body4
Chapter 2 The Human Body: Treatments, Procedures, and Devices
Question | Answer |
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CAT scan or CT scan Computed Axial Tomography Scan (AX ee al * toh MOG rah fee) | a diagnostic scan similar to x-ray, in which data from beams of energized particles (x-rays_ are computer interpreted to produce a 3D, cross-sectional "slice" or image of the body. |
diagnosis (dye ahg NOH siss) | the determination of the nature of a disease |
endoscopy (ehn DOSS koh pee) | a diagnostic procedure that involves a visual examination with an endoscope (EHN doh skope), which includes a camera, fiber optics, and a long flexible tube that can be inserted into the patient |
etiplogy (ee tee ALL oh jee) | study of the causes of disease |
examination | an evaluation made for the purpose of diagnosis by identifying physical evidence of disease, such as signs and symptoms |
MRI magnetic resonance imaging (mag NETT ik * REX on nenns) | diagnostic scan that used a powerful magnetic field generated within a chamber in which the patient lies; the field traces the element hydrogen in the patient's body, the results are the clearest, complete computer generated 3D image of soft tissues. |
pathologist (path ALL oh jist) | one who studies disease |
pathology (path ALL oh jee) | the study of disease |
PET scan positron emission tomography scan (PAHZ ih tron * ee MISH uhn * toh MOG rah fee) | a diagnostic scan that employs computers and radioactive substances to examine the metabolic activity of various parts of the body and to create color-coded imagee |
prognosis (prog NOH siss) | a forecast of the probably cause or outcome of a disease |
ultrasound (ULL trah sound) | a diagnostic procedure in which harmless soundwaves are pulsated through body tissues; the pulse echoes are converted into images of internal body structures by computer |