Language of Surgery

Question 1

Abdomen:

What are the right/left upper quadrants of the abdomen also called?

What are the 2 sides, left and right of the epigastrium regions called?

Answer 1

Hypochondium

Flank areas

Question 2

DO THE QUIZ FOR SURGICAL INCISION SITES AND EQUIPMENT USED

Answer 2

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Question 3

What do the following mean?

• Ectomy
• Gram
• Pexy
• Plasty
• Scopy
• Stomy
• Tomy
• Tripsy

Answer 3

Cutting something out

A radiological image

Anchoring of a structure to keep it in position

Surgical refashioning in order to regain function/cosmesis

The procedure with instrumentation for looking into the body

An artificial union between a conduit and the outside or another conduit

Cutting something open to the outside world

Fragmentation of an object

Question 4

What do the following mean?

• Angio
• Appendic
• Chole
• Colp
• Cyst
• Doch -
• Enter
• Eschar
• Lapar
• Lith
• Mast
• Meso
• Oophor
• Phren
• Pyloro
• Pyel
• Proct

Answer 4

Tube or vessel

Appendix

Gall bladder/bile

Vagina

Bladder

Ducts

Small bowel

Dead tissue (e.g. from burn)

Abdomen

Stone

Breast

Ovary

Diaphragm

Pyloric sphincter

Renal pelvis

Anal canal

Question 5

What do the following mean?
Epi - 
End - 
Mega - 
Pan - 
Para -
Per - 
Peri - 
Sub - 
Trans -

Answer 5

Upon

Inside

Enlarged

Whole

Alongside

Going through

Around

Beneath

Across