Definitions on Final Flashcards
Microorganisms are at an irreducible level
sterile
process by which all pathogenic and non-pethogen microbes, including spores, are killed
sterilization
passage of fluid through materials, rendering them non-sterile
wicking
absence of disease causing microbes
asepsis
compounds used to clean and reduce bacterial populations of inanimate objects, surfaces, or equipment
disinfectants
inorganic chemical compounds used to kill or reduce the microbial population of viable (living) tissue
antiseptics
transfer of microbes to a previously sterile area
contamination
hospital-acquired infection associated with receipt of medical care
nosocomial infection
packing, drapes, or protective garb intended to maintain an effective barrier against microbial transmission and contamination
microbial barrier
–ectomy
excision or surgical removal or tissue
–orrhaphy
surgical repair by use of suture
–oscopy
direct visual examination of s a structure
–ostomy
creation of a new (permanent) opening by suturing luminal epithelium to the skin
–otomy
cutting or dissection (surgically incising into the tissue and closing the incision)
–pexy
surgical fixation of a structure to another structure by use of suture
–plasty
repairing defects in a structure
removal, especially by cutting, separation, or detatchment
ablation
delivery of a fetus by incision through the abdominal and uterine walls
cesarean section
removal of foreign material and devitalized or contaminated tissues from w wound
debridement
splitting open, as in a surgical wound
dehiscence
surgical sponge left within a patient’s body
gossypiboma
dilatation of a space or cavity with accumulated mucous secretions
mucocele
excision of a claw or nail at P2-P3
onychectomy
excision of part of a structure
resection
state of being twisted (on a pedicle)
torsion
rotation/twisting of a portion of GI tract on it’s mesenteric axis
volvulus
surgical removal of the cecum
typhlectomy
distance between the point of the needle and the swaged portion
chord length
planned disruption of tissue planes; wound is created using sharp instruments
incision
skin or tissue penetration by a blunt or sharp projectile
puncture
dampened waveform that surges and gaps
coagulating current
undampened waveform with constant output of high frequency current
cutting current
undampened waveforms are added to the dampened waveform and result in the ability to incise and coagulate at the same time
blended current
