OR terminology Flashcards
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apo-
A
from
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-centesis
A
puncture to aspirate a cavity
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-desis
A
fusions
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-ectomy
A
surgical incision of
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-esthesia
A
feeling
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-gram
A
tracing: graph
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-lysis
A
freeing of
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-orrhaphy
A
repair of
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-oscopy
A
examination of an organ through a telescope or scope
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-ostomy
A
creation of an artificial opening or a new opening through the wall of an organ
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-otomy
A
cutting into an organ or tissue, making an opening into tissue or organ
12
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-pexy
A
to fix or suture in place
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-plasty
A
restoration of a lost part or piece of tissue
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adeno
A
gland
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athro
A
joint
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blepharo
A
eyelids
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chole
A
gall
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cholecysto
A
gallbladder
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colpo
A
vagina
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cranio
A
skull
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cysto
A
urinary bladder
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dent
A
tooth
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dermat
A
skin
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entero
A
intestines
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gastro
stomach
26
hepato
liver
27
hystero
uterus
28
jejun
2nd part of the intestine
29
lamin
posterior vertebral arch
30
lith
stone
31
mast
breast
32
myo
muscle
33
nephro
kidney
34
oophor
ovary
35
opthaml
eye
36
orchio
testicle
37
os
bone
38
ot
ear
39
phleb
vein
40
procto
anus
41
prostate
prostatic gland
42
pyelo
pelvis of kidney
43
rhino
nose
44
salpingo
fallopian tube
45
spermato
sperm
46
teno
tendon
47
thoraco
chest
48
trachel
neck of uterus
49
ureter
kidney tube
50
vas
vessel or duct
51
anoplasty
plastic repair of the anus
52
aortagram
examination of the abdominal aorta by X-ray after injection of a dye
53
appendenctomy
surgical excision of the appendix
54
arteriogram
examination of the artery by X-ray after injection of a dye
55
arthrodesis
fusion of a joint
56
arthrotomy
making a surgical opening into a joint
57
blepharoplasty
restoration of the eyelid
58
bronchoscopy
examination of the bronchus by scope
59
cholecystectomy
removal of the gallbladder
60
cholelithiasis
presence of stones in the gallbladder
61
coccygectomy
surgical excision of the coccyx
62
coloplasty
restoration of the colon
63
colostomy
creating a new opening in the wall of the colon
64
colporrhaphy
repair of the vagina-narrowing the vagina
65
colpotomy
making a surgical opening into the vagina
66
commissurotomy
surgical division of a fibrous band
67
condylectomy
surgical excision of a condyle (round prominence at the articular surface of the bone)
68
craniotomy
making a surgical opening in the cranium
69
cystectomy
surgical excision of a cyst or bladder
70
cystopexy
fixation of the bladder in proper position
71
cystoscopy
examination of bladder by scope
72
dacryocystorhinostomy
formation of a permanent opening between the lumen of the tear sac and nasal cavity
73
esophagoscopy
examination of the esophagus by scope
74
fistulectomy
surgical excision of a fistula
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