Medical and Surgical Root Operation Definitions

Question 1

Modifying the anatomic structure of a body part without altering the body function of the body part. For example, Face Lift, breast augmentation

Answer 1

Alteration

Question 2

Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part. For example, coronary artery bypass, colostomy formation

Answer 2

Bypass

Question 3

Taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or similar device in or on the same body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or a mucous membrane. For example, Urinary catheter change, gastrostomy tube change.

Answer 3

Change

Question 4

Stopping, or attempting to stop, postprocedural bleeding. For example, Control of post - prostatectomy, hemorrhage, control of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage.

Answer 4

Control

Question 5

Making a new genital structure that does not physically take the place of a body part. Used only for sex change operations. For example, creating a vagina for a male and creating a penis for a female

Answer 5

Creation

Question 6

Physical eradication of all or portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent. For example; Fulguration of rectal polyp, cautery of skin lesion

Answer 6

Destruction

Question 7

Cutting off all or a portion of the upper of lower extremities. For example, Below knee amputation, disarticulation of shoulder

Answer 7

Detachment

Question 8

Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part Example, Percutaneous transluminal angioplasy, pyloromyotomy

Answer 8

Dilation

Question 9

Cutting into a body part without draining fluids and or gases from the body part in order to separate or transect a body part. Example, Spinal cordotomy, osteotomy

Answer 9

Division