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cat scannoun(medicine) Computed axial tomography scan.
mrinoun(especially medicine) Initialism of magnetic resonance imaging. [(uncountable) A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.]
x raynounelectromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
radiographnounAn image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than visible light; especially an X-ray photograph.
gastroscopynounAn examination of esophagus, stomach and duodenum using endoscope.
xraynoun(World War II era, joint US/RAF) A radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter X.
arteriogramnounAn X-ray of an artery after injection with a radiopaque material
ultrasoundnounMedical ultrasonography.
x raysnounShort wavelength electromagnetic radiation usually produced by bombarding a metal target in a vacuum. Used to create images of the internal structure of objects; this is possible because X-rays pass through most objects and can expose photographic film.
cardiogramnoun(cardiology) The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
lumbar puncturenoun(medicine) A diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure performed to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or rarely to relieve increased intracranial pressure.
doctornounA physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are DO, DPM, MD, DMD, or DDS in the US, or MBBS or BDS in the UK.
radiographynounThe process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them.
arthrographynoun(medicine) An arthrogram
ultrasonographynoun(medicine) Medical ultrasonography: The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus.
venographynoun(medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which an X-ray of the veins, a venogram, is taken after a special dye is injected into the bone marrow or veins.
radiologynoun(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).
fluoroscopenoun(medicine) A device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen.
workupnoun(countable, medicine) A general medical examination to assess a person's health and fitness.
endoscopynoun(medicine) The examination of a bodily orifice, canal or organ using an endoscope.

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