Diagnostic Imaging Glossary

Hi. My name is Mariam and I have been studying Diagnostic Imaging for 2 years. In my program, there are many words that can be difficult to understand. I am doing a glossary to help people who study in the same program as me to have fluency in words that are going to be used very often in our program. In my opinion, my glossary will solve many problems. For example, people will be more confident while they are working since they know how to use these words. My glossary will contain 20 words. I found these words on the Internet and I used the dictionary to find the definitions. I suggest that you write down all the new words you learn and read them often, so they get stuck in your head.

Catheter

A noun

A catheter is a thin tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity for removing fluid.

Example: The surgical drain and the catheter were removed and passed urine normally.

fr: Cathéter

Compensating filter

A noun

A compensating filter shields less dense areas to create a nearly uniform radiographic image.

Example: The three most common compensating filters are the boomerang filter, the trough filter and the wedge filter.

fr: Filtre compensateur

Prosthesis

A noun

A prosthesis is an artificial body part. For example, a leg, a heart or a breast implant.

Example: Ethylene, and more recently, ceramics used in the PROSTHESIS manufacturing process, leading to improved longevity.

fr: Prothèse

Pulse

A noun

To take the pulse of the heart of someone, at his wrist.

Example: Clinically it is important to monitor the patient's blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturation and levels of consciousness.

fr: Impulsion

Bladder

A noun

A bladder is a membranous sac in humans in which urine is collected for excretion.

Example: During surgical exploration, the liver, gall bladder, stomach and small bowel all appeared normal.

fr: Vessie

Bruise

A noun

A bruise is an injury appearing as an area of discolored skin on the body, caused by a blow or impact rupturing underlying blood vessels.

Example: His body was a mass of bruises after he had been attacked.

fr: Hématome

Fast

A verb

To abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink .

Example: If you’re having an X-ray to examine your gastrointestinal tract, your doctor may ask you to fast for a certain amount of time beforehand.

fr: Jeûner

Laxative

A noun

A laxative is a medicine or agent for relieving constipation.

Example: He may prescribe a laxative to ease the congestion.

fr: Laxatif

Restraints

A noun

An instrument or a means of restraining the patient to prevent movement move .

Example: Excellent patient restraint techniques are necessary to produce high-quality diagnostic images during survey and contrast radiography and ultrasonography.

fr: Moyens de contentions

Swelling

A verb

An abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid.

Example: Iodine deficiencies cause goiter, which is the swelling of the thyroid gland, and hypothyroidism.

fr: Gonflement

Spleen

A noun

An abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells in most vertebrates and forming part of the immune system.

Example: Both the spleen and liver were easily visible when the patient was supine Palpation.

fr: Rate

Aseptic

A noun

Free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms.

Example: These are some of the most common reasons for re operation. Aseptic loosening - Loosening of the prosthesis occurs at a rate of approx 5-10% of patients at 10-15 years.

fr: Aseptique

Delivery

A noun

The process of giving birth.

Example: As well as that, there are still no arrangements to ensure the safe delivery of her unborn child.

fr: Donner naissance

Disease

A noun

A disorder of structure or function in a human, especially one that produces specific signs or symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.

Example: In particular she denies any previous sexually transmitted disease or pelvic inflammatory disease. Past medical history: Radial fracture.

fr: Maladie

Diaphysis

A noun

The shaft or central part of a long bone.

Example: The diagram shows the line in which bending forces may occur and the arrows at the diaphysis.

fr: Diaphyse

Epiphysis

A noun

The end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft.

Example: In young people X-rays also help to exclude a slipped femoral epiphysis.

fr: Épiphyse

Malignant

Adjective

Of a tumor, tending to invade normal tissue or to recur after removal; cancerous.

Example: During the camera test we took a piece of the mass for further examination and the results have shown that it is malignant.

fr: Maligne

Needle

A noun

A very thin, pointed steel tube that is pushed through the skin so that something (such as a drug) can be put into your body or so that blood or other fluids can be taken from it.

Example: It involves a thin needle, guided by ultrasound, being inserted through the mother's abdomen into the uterus.

fr: Aiguille

Nodule

A noun

A small lump, swelling, or collection of tissue .

Example: Presents as a rapidly growing pigmented nodule which bleeds or ulcerates.

fr: Nodule

Enema

A noun

A procedure in which liquid or gas is injected into the rectum, typically to expel its contents, but also to introduce drugs or permit X-ray imaging.

Example: However, it is important to remember that a negative barium enema doesn't definitely exclude the presence of a small tumour, particularly in the presence of extensive diverticulosis.

fr: Lavement

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