Medical Terminology Simplified

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Additional Medical Terms Review


Match the medical terms with the definitions in the numbered list.


adhesion CT inflammation radiopharmaceutical
anastomosis endoscope MRI septicemia
C&S endoscopy nuclear scan tomography
cauterize fluoroscopy radiography US



  1. uses a narrow beam of x-rays, which rotates in a full arc around the patient to
    image the body in cross-sectional slices.

  2. directs x-rays through the body to a fluorescent screen to view the motion of or-
    gans, such as the digestive tract and heart.

  3. employs high-frequency sound waves to produce images of internal structures of
    the body.

  4. employs magnetic energy (without ionizing x-rays) to produce cross-sectional images.

  5. is a laboratory test performed on a body fluid to identify the causative agent and
    its antibiotic susceptibility.

  6. is a specialized lighted instrument to view the interior of organs and cavities.

  7. surgically joins two ducts, blood vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one
    to the other.

  8. is a protective response of body tissue that includes symptoms of redness, swelling,
    heat, and pain.

  9. is any of several radiographic techniques, such as CT, PET, or SPECT, that pro-
    duces a film representing a detailed cross section of tissue structure.

  10. is a drug that contains a radioactive substance that travels to an area or a specific
    organ to be scanned.

  11. is a procedure to enable visualization of the interior of organs and cavities with a
    lighted instrument.

  12. is a procedure to burn abnormal tissue with electricity, freezing, heat, or
    chemicals.

  13. is a band of scar tissue that binds anatomical surfaces that normally are separate
    from each other.

  14. is a production of shadow images on photographic film.

  15. is a severe bacterial infection in the blood in which toxins circulating in the blood
    cause severe systemic symptoms.


Competency Verification:Check your answers in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 565. If you are not satisfied with
your level of comprehension, review the pathological, diagnostic, and therapeutic terms and retake the review.


Correct Answers x 6.67 = % Score


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