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rio medterm 1
medical terms
term | definition |
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adhesion | abnormal fibrous band |
analyte | substance being analyzed |
contrast medium | substance used in radiation to facilitate imaging |
dehiscence | bursting open of a wound |
febrile | fever |
homeostasis | equilibrium in the body |
inflammation | swelling |
morbid | diseased;pertaining to a disease |
nuclear medicine | branch of medicine that uses radioactive substances for diagnosis, treatment, and research |
radiology | medical discipline concerned w/xray etc |
diagnostic | medical imaging using external sources of radiation |
interventional | use of imaging techniques in the nonsurgical treatment of various disorders |
therapeutic | use of ionizing radiation in the treatment of malignant tumors |
radionuclides | substances that emit radiation spontaneously |
radiopharmaceutical | radionuclide attached to a protein, sugar, or other substance that travels to the organ or area of the body that will be scanned |
scan | computerized image by modality or by structure |
sepsis | pathological state, usually febrile, resulting from the presence of microorganisms or their products in the bloodstream |
suppurative | producing or associated with generation of pus |