general surgery med terms

Question 1

Adhesions

Answer 1

Bands form between two or more organs or between organs
and the abdominal wall.

Question 2

Abscess

Answer 2

An abscess is a painful, swollen, infected, and pus-filled
area just outside your colon wall

Question 3

Achalasia

Answer 3

a relatively rare disorder of the esophagus that makes
it hard for foods and liquids to pass into the stomach.

Question 4

Anal fistula

Answer 4

a small tunnel with an internal opening in the anal canal
and an external opening in the skin near the anus. Anal
fistulas form when an anal abscess, that’s drained, doesn’t
heal completely.

Question 5

Anastomosis

Answer 5

A connection made surgically between adjacent blood vessels,
parts of the intestines, or other channels of the body, or the
operation in which this is constructed.

Question 6

Appendectomy

Answer 6

Excision of the appendix, usually performed to remove the
acutely inflamed organ

Question 7

Ascites

Answer 7

The accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity, causing
abdominal swelling