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charchew

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on: Jun 27, 2018
Suffixes are placed before a word root.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The medical term for an X-ray image of the renal pelvis after contrast dye is injected into the ureter is:
 
  A) pyeloplasty
  B) intravenous pyelogram
  C) pyelolithotomy
  D) retrograde pyelogram


dmurph1496

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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

False

Answer to Question 2

D
Explanation: The combining form pyel/o means renal pelvis and the suffix -gram means image or recording. The injection of contrast dye goes into the ureter. With the intra/venous pyelogram the dye is injected into the bloodstream.


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