R_Bibb_Medical_Modelling_The_Application_of_Adv.pdf

282 Medical modelling
vacuum casting method of producing plastic parts from a silicone
mould from a master pattern
Z-Corp USA based manufacturer of RP machines
Medical terms and abbreviations
alloplastic artifi cial material
artefact something artifi cial, a distortion that does not
refl ect normal anatomy or pathology, not
usually found in the body, usually used in
radiology
arthroplasty the surgical repair of a joint, usually joint
replacement
autologous derived from an organism’s own tissues or DNA
benign non-cancerous, treatment or removal is curative
collimation the operation of controlling a beam of radiation
craniofacial relating to both the face and the head
cranioplasty plastic surgery of the skull; a surgical correction
of a skull defect
Hounsfi eld number normalised value of the calculated X-ray
absorption coeffi cient of a pixel in a computed
tomogram (after the inventor of CT)
in vitro in glass, meaning in the laboratory
in vivo in life, meaning within the body
malignant said of cancerous tumours, tending to become
progressively worse
maxillofacial pertaining to the jaws and face, particularly with
reference to surgery
morphology the confi guration or structure of
occlusion the relationship between the upper and lower
teeth, the bite
osteoporosis reduction in the amount of bone mass, leading to
fractures after minimal trauma
osteotomy the surgical cutting of a bone
pathology the branch of medicine concerned with disease,
especially its structure and its functional effects
on the body
prosthesis an artifi cial substitute for a missing body part,
used for functional or cosmetic reasons or
both
radiography making fi lm records (radiographs) of internal
body structures by passage of X-rays
tibia bone in the lower leg, the shin bone