Root Ops_Med Surg Flashcards
Alteration
Modifying the anatomical structure of a body part without affecting the function of the body part.
Bypass
Altering the routine of passage of the contents of a tabular body part.
Change
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 punching the skin or a mucous membrane.
Control
Stopping, or attempting to stop, postprocedural bleeding.
Creation
Making a new genital structure that does not physically take the place of a body part.
Destruction
Eradicating all or a portion of a body part by the use of energy, force, or a destructive agent.
Detachment
Cutting off all or portion of an extremity.
Dilation
Expanding an orifice or the lumen of a tubular body part.
Division
Separating, without taking out, a body part
Drainage
Taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.
Excision
Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part.
Extirpation
Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part.
Fragmentation
Breaking solid matter in a body part into pieces.
Fusion
Joining together portions of an articular body part rendering the articular body part immobile.
Insertion
Putting in a nonbiological device that monitors, assists, performs, or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take the place of a body part.