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Radiology

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show images that appear black on ultrasound scans.  
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show A component of X-ray units that hold the x-ray film cassettes and moves the grid during the x-ray exposure.  
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Anode   show
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show The negatively charged electrode by which electrons enter an electrical device.  
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Annular array   show
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Collimators   show
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ALARA   show
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Contrast   show
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Direct Exposure film   show
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Distance enhancement   show
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show the imitation of a natural sound.  
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show the ability of an emulsion to record a wide range of densities.  
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Film-focal Distance (FFD)   show
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show a study of moving body structures - similar to and X-ray.  
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Focused Grids   show
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show a variation of the intensity of x-rays emitted by the anode depending on the direction of emission along the anode-cathode axis.  
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show Lesion defined by an echogenicity greater than that of subcutaneous fat or equal to that.  
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show Mass tissue in the body thats more dense or solid than usual.  
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show used in the x-ray cassette to intensify the effect of the x-ray photon by producing a larger number of light photons.  
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show A mammograpic mass located in fatty tissue and not depicted at fundamental US.  
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Kilovoltage peak(kVp)   show
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Latent Image   show
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show the amount of ionizing radiation a person may be exposed to supposedly without being harmed.  
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Milliamperage(mA)   show
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Mirror Image   show
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Object Film Distance(OFD)   show
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Penumbra Effect   show
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show a measure of the degree of film darkening.  
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show transparent to x-rays  
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Radiopaque   show
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show a unit of effective absorbed dose of ionizing radiation in human tissue.  
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Sievert(SV)   show
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Slice thickness   show
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show allowing passage of ultrasonic waves without production of echoes that are due to reflection of some of the waves  
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Source-image distance(SID)   show
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Ultrasonography   show
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show A chest radiograpgh  
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show abdominal x-ray uses a very small dose of ionizing radiation to produce pictures of the inside of the abdominal cavity  
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Xyphoid   show
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Thoracic inlet   show
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show A view useful for detecting anterior or posterior shoulder dislocations that are not evident in the AP view.  
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show swelling or pain in the groin.  
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show Body area situated toward the back or top line of quadrupeds  
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Dorsal   show
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Medial   show
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show away from the median  
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show toward the head  
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Caudal   show
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show towards the nose  
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show caudal aspect on the front limb  
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Plantar   show
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show the inibility to feel pain  
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show improper beating of the heart  
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atelectasis   show
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auscultation   show
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show slower than expected heart rate.  
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capillary refill time   show
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show a catheter placed into a large vein for access  
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show used to remove fluids that build up in areas of your body after surgery or when you have an infection.  
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debridement   show
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decubital ulcer   show
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dyspnea   show
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show dead tissue that eventually sloughs off healthy skin after an injury  
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show the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma.  
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show when the body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature.  
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show when the body loses heat  
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show the process of injecting directly into the marrow of a bone.  
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show washing out of a body cavity, such as the colon or stomach.  
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Mentation   show
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Normothermia   show
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show involuntary eye movement which may cause the eye to move rapidly  
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show discomfort when lying down flat  
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show a soft, flexible rubber tube used as a surgical drain  
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percussion   show
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show inflammation if a vein  
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presenting complaint   show
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show faster heart rate then normal  
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show a continual or recurrent inclination to evacuate the bowels, cause by disorder of the rectum or other illness  
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show couldnt find  
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Stridor   show
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show a deficit that occurs when there are fewer pulses than there are heartbeats  
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tachypnea   show
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