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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Acute

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Disease, symptom, or side-effect which is sudden or severe and/or runs a short course

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Adjuvant

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An additional treatment or therapy

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Aseptic

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Pertaining to a condition free of germs
[1] Medical Asepsis: procedures used to reduce the number of microorganisms and prevent their spread
[2] Surgical Asepsis: procedures to eliminate any microorganisms (i.e., sterile technique)

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Benign

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Non malignant, non recurrent, non invasive. Describes tumours that do not spread

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Biopsy

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Removal of tissue for microscopic examination

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Carcinoma

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Malignant new growth composed of epithelial cells (note: cancers of the blood, lymphatic, and nervous systems are classified according to the cells in which they originate and other clinical features)

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Catheterization

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Passage of a catheter (tube) into a body cavity or organ for the injection or removal of fluid

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Centreal Venous Line

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A long catheter, the tip of which rests in the right atrium of the patient’s heart

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Chevron

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Tape placed over the angiocatheter - IV tubing connection to prevent dislodgement

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Chronic

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Disease, symptom, or side effect which persists over a long period of time or progress slowly

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Clear Fluids

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Patient may drink anything that can be seen through

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Critical Drip

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Potentially dangerous medications such as those which have the systemic effect of raining or lowering blood pressure, controlling heart rate or rhythm, anticoagulants, or chemotherapy

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Cyst

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Fluid filled sac or pouch that is usually abnormal

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Concurrent Treatment

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More than one treatment occurring at the same time

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Consecutive Treatment

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Treatments that occur in a sequential order. One treatment following the other

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Curative

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A curative cancer treatment is one that removes or reduces the threat of life

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Decubitus Ulcers

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Bed sores

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Diagnosis

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Identification of a disease or condition through evaluation of signs, symptoms, laboratory results and other procedures

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Dilation

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Expansion or widening of an opening

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Embolus

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An undissolved, mobile mass in the blood (fat air, blood clots, cell debris, bacteria clumps, and foreign bodies) that circulates in the bloodstream until it becomes lodged in a vessel

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Endotracheal Tube

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An airway tube which rests in the larynx just below the vocal cords to protect the patient against aspiration and maintain an open airway to the level of the larynx

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Etiology

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The science and study of the causes of disease

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Endoscope

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An instrument for examining the inside of an organ or cavity

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Full Fluids

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Patient may drink anything in liquid form

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis of one half of the body i.e. the face, trunk, arm, and leg on one side of the body

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Hemodialysis (dialysis)

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The removal of waste material from the blood by a machine, in place of non- or poorly functioning kidneys

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Ileal Conduit

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A surgical procedure following the removal of the bladder in which the ureter is connected to the small intestine

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Ileostomy

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A surgical opening into the small bowel

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Infusion Pump

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A mechanical device which delivers IV solution at a precise rate over an exact period of time

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In Situ

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Localized, has not invaded surrounding tissues, confined to site of origin

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Intubation

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The insertion of a breathing tube through the mouth or nose into the trachea (endotracheal tube - large-bore catheter)

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Idophor

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An antiseptic skin preparation solution similar to isopropyl alcohol

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Lesion

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An area of damaged tissue (an injury or wound)

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Malignant

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Tumours that are locally invasive and can metastasize to distant sites

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Metastasis

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Tumour cells that pressed from the primary site to distant parts of the body

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MICU

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Medical intensive care unit

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Monitor

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To watch over or assess the patient over a period of time

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Neoplasm

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Abnormal and uncontrolled growth of tissue (may be benign or malignant)

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NG Tube

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Nasogastric tube

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NICU

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Neonatal intensive care unit

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Nosocomial Infections

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Preventable hospital-acquired infections

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Orthostatic

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An upright position

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Palliative

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Treatment that is designed to relieve pain or distress but doesn’t attempt to cure

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Palpation

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Examination by feeling with the hands

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Paralysis

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Loss or impairment of motor (voluntary muscle) function

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation along a vein often associated with medication or IV irritations

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Pneumothorax

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An accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity, resulting in the collapse of the lung on the affected side

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Polyp

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A growth or mass protruding from the mucous membrane

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Prognosis

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Prediction or the case and/or outcome of a disease

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Prophylactic Treatment

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Treatment that is intended to protect a person from an attack of a disease that he/she has been or is liable to be exposed

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Prosthesis

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An artificial replacement for a missing body part

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Quadriplegia

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Paralysis of the arms, legs, and trunk of the body below the level of an associated injury to the spinal cord

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Radical

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To treat aggressively

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Respiration

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The gas exchange that takes place across the alveolar membrane

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Remission

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Reduction of disease symptoms

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Sarcoma

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Malignant tumour composed of cells derived from connective tissue (such as bone, cartilage, muscle, etc)

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Seizure

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A sudden change in behaviour due to an excessive electrical activity in the brain

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SICU

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Surgical intensive care unit

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Sign

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Objective evidence of disease that can be observed or testd

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Staging

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Process of classifying malignant tumours for diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis

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Systemic

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Pertaining to the whole body

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Symptom

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Any evidence of disease that is experienced by the patient (can be subjective evidence)

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Thrombus

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A blood clot that obstructs circulation; an aggregation of platelets, fibrin, clotting factors, and cellular elements of the blood attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery, sometimes occluding the lumen of the vessel

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TKVO

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To Keep Vein Open

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Tracheostomy Tube

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A tube surgically inserted into the trachea to provide a bypass of the airway structures above the larynx

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Tracheostomy

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An incision made into the trachea through the neck below the larynx

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Trauma

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A physical or psychological wound

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Ventilation

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The mechanical movement of air into and out of the lungs

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Ventilator (old term = respirator)

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A device that moves air into the lungs and allows for passive expiration

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Anterior

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Toward the front of the body (also referred to as Ventral)

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Posterior

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Toward the back of the body (also referred to as Dorsal)

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Medial

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Toward the midline of the body

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Lateral

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Toward the side of the body (away from midline)

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Proximal

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Nearer to the point of attachment or closest to the trunk of the body for extremities

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Distal

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Farther from the point of attachment or fattest from the trunk of the body for extremities

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Superior

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Toward the head; above (also referred to as Cephalic)

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Inferior

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Away from the head, toward the feet; below (also referred to as Caudal)

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Coronal (Frontal)

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Plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

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Transverse (Horizontal)

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Plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts

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Sagittal

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Plane that divides the body into left and right parts

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External

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Closer to the surface

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Internal

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Closer to the centre of the body

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Palmer

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Palm of the hand

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Plantar

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Sole of the foot

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Ipsilateral

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On the same side of the body

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Contralateral

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On the opposite side of the body

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Peripheral

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Near the surface of edge

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Superficial

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Near the skin or surface

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Supine

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Patient is lying on their back with the face up

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Prone

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Patient is lying face down

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Lateral

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Patient is lying on their side

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Fowler’s

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Patient is supine with head of the bed raised 45-60 degrees and with knees slightly elevated

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Trendelenberg

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Patient is supine with pelvis and legs higher than head

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Lithotomy

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Patient is lying supine with legs elevated and supported, hips and knees flexed, and thighs abducted and rotated externally

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