Prefix/Suffix
Echo-
A repeated sound
Is/o
Same
Angiogram
Record of blood vessels
Sonogram
The record produced by ultrasound imaging
-gram
Record
Ultra-
Beyond
Pharmaceu/o
Drug
Pertaining to the combination of a radioisotope and a drug
Radiology
The medical specialty concerned with the study and application of x-rays and other technologies to produce and interpret images of the human body for the diagnosis of disease
Vitr/o
Glass
-graphy
Process of recording
Radi/o
X-rays
In vivo
Experiments performed within a living organism
Radiologic Technologists
Allied health care professionals who work with physicians in the fields of radiology and nuclear medicine.
Viv/o
Life
-lucent
To shine
Son/o
Sound
Radiopaque
Obscuring or obstructing the passage of x-rays
Nuclear medicine physician
Specializes in diagnostic radionuclide scanning procedures.
Therapeutic
Pertaining to treatment
-opaque
Obscure
Therapeut/o
Treatment
Hysterosonogram
Record of sound waves within the uterus
What are the three types of radioactivity?
Alpha particles, beta particles, and gamma rays
Radiologist
Physician who specializes in the practice of diagnostic radiology