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Radiology

Medical imaging and image-guided diagnosis or treatment.

Areas within Radiology

Cardiology

Heart and cardiovascular medicine.

Neurology

The nervous system and its disorders.

Oncology

Cancer study, diagnosis and treatment.

Dermatology

Skin, hair and nail medicine.

Gastroenterology

The digestive system and its disorders.

Immunology

Immunity and immune-system function.

Pharmacology

Medicines, drugs and their effects.

General medicine

General clinical and healthcare terminology.

Clinical research

Research that evaluates health interventions, diagnostics and patient outcomes.

Emergency medicine

Assessment and treatment of urgent and life-threatening conditions.

Endocrinology

Hormones, endocrine glands and metabolic disorders.

Haematology

Blood, blood-forming organs and blood disorders.

Health policy

Policy, funding, access, inequality and the organisation of healthcare.

Health systems

How healthcare is organised, delivered and coordinated.

Infectious disease

Diseases caused by pathogens and their prevention and treatment.

Medical ethics

Ethical principles in clinical care and health research.

Nephrology

Kidney function and kidney disease.

Ophthalmology

The eye, vision and eye disease.

Orthopaedics

Bones, joints, muscles and the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.

Pathology

The study and diagnosis of disease through tissues, cells and laboratory evidence.

Public health

Population health, prevention, epidemiology and health promotion.

Pulmonology

The respiratory system and diseases of the lungs.

Radiology

Medical imaging and image-guided diagnosis or treatment.

Rheumatology

Inflammatory and autoimmune conditions affecting joints and connective tissue.

Surgery

Operative treatment, surgical methods and perioperative care.

Urology

The urinary system and related conditions.

Anaesthesiology

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Dentistry oral health

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Geriatrics

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Laboratory medicine

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Medical anatomy

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Medical genetics

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Medical physiology

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Obstetrics gynaecology

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Otolaryngology

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Paediatrics

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Psychiatry

Specialist vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare.

Core vocabulary

42 featured terms

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a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a singl…

Computed axial tomographynoun

a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a singl…

Computed tomographynoun

a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a singl…

Computerized axial tomographynoun

a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a singl…

Computerized tomographynoun

a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a singl…

Contrast materialnoun

a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills

Contrast mediumnoun

a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills

a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a singl…

using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or…

Fluoroscopynoun

examination of body structures using a fluoroscope

Magnetic resonance imagingnoun

the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images

the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images

Nuclear medicinenoun

the branch of medicine that uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to destroy diseased cells

using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

Positron emission tomographynoun

using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)

a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)

a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)

Shadowgraphnoun

a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)

a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)

a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)

using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or…

Ultrasonographynoun

using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or…

using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or…

(medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body

the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation

Roentgenogramnoun

a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

(medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body

a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

X-ray photographnoun

a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

X-ray picturenoun

a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

The science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation.

A-scan ultrasonographynoun

the use of ultrasonography to measure the length of the eyeball

Autoradiographnoun

a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed

B-scan ultrasonographynoun

the use of ultrasonography to view structure in the back of the eye

a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain

Functional magnetic resonance imagingnoun

a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain

an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium

(radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation

(radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation

X-radiationnoun

obtaining images by the use of X rays

obtaining images by the use of X rays