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radiopaque [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-10-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- radiopaque
1, record 1, English, radiopaque
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- radiodense 2, record 1, English, radiodense
correct, less frequent
- radio-opaque 3, record 1, English, radio%2Dopaque
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Of or pertaining to a material that is] exhibiting relative opacity to, or impenetrability by, x-rays or any other form of radiation. 4, record 1, English, - radiopaque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
X-ray images are created by ionizing radiation passing through the body onto a special photographic plate. Different body tissues absorb this radiation to varying degrees. This property is referred to as the radiodensity of a tissue. The more radiodense a tissue, the brighter it appears on the film. 5, record 1, English, - radiopaque
Record 1, Key term(s)
- radio-dense
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- radio-opaque
1, record 1, French, radio%2Dopaque
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- opaque aux rayons-X 2, record 1, French, opaque%20aux%20rayons%2DX
correct
- radioopaque 3, record 1, French, radioopaque
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Se dit d'une substance, d'un tissu, d'un matériau, etc.] qui n'est pas traversé par les rayons X ou les autres rayonnements ionisants. 4, record 1, French, - radio%2Dopaque
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'hystérosalpyngographie consiste, après avoir installé la patiente sur une table d'examen gynécologique, à introduire un petit tube souple stérile dans l'utérus pour injecter un produit iodé radioopaque, et à prendre plusieurs clichés radiologiques de l'utérus et des trompes. 3, record 1, French, - radio%2Dopaque
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiografía (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- radiopaco 1, record 1, Spanish, radiopaco
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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