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OR terminology Flashcards

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apo-

A

from

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-centesis

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puncture to aspirate a cavity

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-desis

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fusions

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-ectomy

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surgical incision of

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-esthesia

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feeling

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-gram

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tracing: graph

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-lysis

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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

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cutting into an organ or tissue, making an opening into tissue or organ

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12
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-pexy

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to fix or suture in place

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-plasty

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restoration of a lost part or piece of tissue

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adeno

A

gland

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15
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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

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vagina

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cranio

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skull

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cysto

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urinary bladder

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22
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dent

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tooth

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dermat

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skin

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entero

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intestines

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gastro

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stomach

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hepato

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liver

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hystero

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uterus

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jejun

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2nd part of the intestine

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lamin

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posterior vertebral arch

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lith

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stone

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mast

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myo

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nephro

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oophor

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opthaml

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orchio

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os

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ot

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phleb

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procto

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prostate

A

prostatic gland

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pyelo

A

pelvis of kidney

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rhino

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salpingo

A

fallopian tube

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spermato

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teno

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thoraco

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trachel

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neck of uterus

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ureter

A

kidney tube

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vas

A

vessel or duct

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anoplasty

A

plastic repair of the anus

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aortagram

A

examination of the abdominal aorta by X-ray after injection of a dye

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appendenctomy

A

surgical excision of the appendix

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arteriogram

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examination of the artery by X-ray after injection of a dye

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arthrodesis

A

fusion of a joint

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arthrotomy

A

making a surgical opening into a joint

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blepharoplasty

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restoration of the eyelid

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bronchoscopy

A

examination of the bronchus by scope

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cholecystectomy

A

removal of the gallbladder

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cholelithiasis

A

presence of stones in the gallbladder

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coccygectomy

A

surgical excision of the coccyx

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coloplasty

A

restoration of the colon

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colostomy

A

creating a new opening in the wall of the colon

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colporrhaphy

A

repair of the vagina-narrowing the vagina

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colpotomy

A

making a surgical opening into the vagina

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commissurotomy

A

surgical division of a fibrous band

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condylectomy

A

surgical excision of a condyle (round prominence at the articular surface of the bone)

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craniotomy

A

making a surgical opening in the cranium

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cystectomy

A

surgical excision of a cyst or bladder

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cystopexy

A

fixation of the bladder in proper position

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cystoscopy

A

examination of bladder by scope

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dacryocystorhinostomy

A

formation of a permanent opening between the lumen of the tear sac and nasal cavity

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esophagoscopy

A

examination of the esophagus by scope

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fistulectomy

A

surgical excision of a fistula

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