Root Operations

Question 1

alteration

Answer 1

modifying the natural anatomic structure of a body part without affecting the function of the body part

Question 2

bypass

Answer 2

altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part

Question 3

change

Answer 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

Question 4

control

Answer 4

stopping, or attempting to stop, postprocedural or other acute bleeding

Question 5

creation

Answer 5

putting in or on biological or synthetic material to form a new body part that to the extent possible replicates the anatomic structure or function of an absent body part

Question 6

destruction

Answer 6

physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force, or a destructive agent

Question 7

detachment

Answer 7

cutting off all or a portion of the upper or lower extremities

Question 8

dilation

Answer 8

expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part

Question 9

division

Answer 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

Question 10

drainage

Answer 10

taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part

Question 11

excision

Answer 11

cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part

Question 12

extirpation

Answer 12

taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part

Question 13

extraction

Answer 13

pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force

Question 14

fragmentation

Answer 14

breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces

Question 15

fusion

Answer 15

joining together portions of an articular body part rendering the articular body part immobile

Question 16

insertion

Answer 16

putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part

Question 17

inspection

Answer 17

visually and/or manually exploring a body part

Question 18

map

Answer 18

locating the route of passage of electrical impulses and/or locating functional areas in a body part

Question 19

occlusion

Answer 19

completely closing an orifice or lumen of a tubular body part

Question 20

reattachment

Answer 20

putting back in or on all or a portion of a separated body part to its normal location or other suitable location

Question 21

release

Answer 21

freeing a body part from an abnormal physical constraint by cutting or by use of force

Question 22

removal

Answer 22

taking out or off a device from a body part

Question 23

repair

Answer 23

restoring, to the extent possible, a body part to its normal anatomic structure and function

Question 24

replacement

Answer 24

putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically take the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part

Question 25

reposition

Answer 25

moving to its normal location or other suitable location all or a portion of a body part

Question 26

resection

Answer 26

cutting out or off, without replacement; all of a body part

Question 27

restriction

Answer 27

partially closing an orifice or lumen of a tubular body part

Question 28

revision

Answer 28

correcting, to the extent possible, a portion of a malfunctioning device or the position of a displaced device

Question 29

supplement

Answer 29

putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part

Question 30

transfer

Answer 30

moving, without taking out, all or a portion of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of a body part

Question 31

transplantation

Answer 31

putting in or on all or a portion of a living body part taken from another individual or animal to physically take the place and/or function of all or a portion of a similar body part