| A | B |
|---|
| absorb | to suck or swallow up, to drink in |
| artifact | something extraneous to what is being looked for. activity that causes interference on EKGs |
| contract | to draw together, reduce in size, or shorten |
| contrast | to show difference; in radiology, refers to a radiopaque medium used to outline body organs |
| cystoscope | an instrument for examining the interior of the urinary bladder |
| distend | to become inflated, to stretch out |
| radiograph | record produced on a photographic plate, film, or paper by the action of x-ray or radium |
| radiologist | one who diagnoses and treats disease by the use of radiant energy |
| fluoroscope | device consisting of a fluorescent screen in conjunction with an x-ray tube to make visible shadows of objects interposed between the screen and the tube |
| planes | a flat or relatively smooth surface; points of reference by which positions or parts of the body are indicated |
| radioactive | capable of emitting radiant energy |
| radiopaque | impenetrable to the x-ray or other forms of radiation |
