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Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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Gabriel Fallopius | Discovered Fallopian tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus |
MDCB | Medical Dosimetry Certification Board |
CT | Computed Tomography |
MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
ARRT | American Registry of Radiologic Technologists |
dermatalgia | Skin pain |
Louis Pasteur | Discovered Pasteurization which is a process that destroys pathogens in foods and beverages |
James Parkinson | Parkinson’s Disease is a disease of the nervous system that causes muscle spasms and tremor |
John Langdon Down | Down Syndrome is a genetic disorder on chromosome 21 that causes intellectual and developmental delays |
John Rhea Barton | Barton’s fracture is a distal radius fracture involving the articular surface with dislocation of the radiocarpal joint |
necrosis | Tissue death |
dermatofibroma | a fibrous skin tumor |
hidradenoma | tumor of the sweat gland |
RT(T)(ARRT) | registered technologist (radiation therapy). |
autograft | transplant taken from a different place on the patient’s body |