Vocabulary Unid 7

Medical imaging

Angiogram

– Meaning: takes an image of the blood vessels

– Pronunciation: Anyiogram

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CT Scan

– Meaning: gives a 3-D image of the body

– Pronunciation: SiTi-escan

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Mammogram

– Meaning: takes a picture of the breast

– Pronunciation: mammogram

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MRI

– Meaning: uses a magnetic field to take pictures of the body

– Pronunciation: em-arai

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Ultrasound

– Meaning: uses high-frequency waves to take a picture of the body

– Pronunciation: Ultrasaun

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X-ray

– Meaning: takes a picture of the bones

– Pronunciation: ex-rei

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