Surgery Terms

Question 1

-centesis

Answer 1

surgical puncture of

Question 2

-ectomy

Answer 2

surgical removal of, to cut out

Question 3

-opsy

Answer 3

to view

Question 4

-orrhaphy

Answer 4

suture of

Question 5

-pexis or -pexy

Answer 5

surgical fixation or anchoring to another tissue structure

Question 6

-plasty

Answer 6

surgical repair or reconstruction of, to reform

Question 7

-rrhexis

Answer 7

rupture or tearing of

Question 8

-scope

Answer 8

instrument used to visually examine (a body cavity or organ)

Question 9

-scopy

Answer 9

process of visually examining (a body cavity or organ) by means of an instrument

Question 10

-stasis

Answer 10

to stop or arrest

Question 11

-stomy

Answer 11

surgical creation of a new opening

Question 12

-tome

Answer 12

instrument used to cut into or incise

Question 13

-tomy

Answer 13

surgical incision into; process of cutting into

Question 14

antiseptic

Answer 14

antiseptics are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis, or putrefaction

Question 15

aseptic technique

Answer 15

a procedure performed under sterile conditions

Question 16

asepsis

Answer 16

absence of living microorganisms that cause disease

Question 17

-desis

Answer 17

surgical fusion or binding together of

Question 18

disinfectant

Answer 18

are antimicrobial agents that are applied to non-living objects to destroy microorganisms, the process of which is known as disinfection. Very few disinfectants can sterilize surfaces.

Question 19

fomite

Answer 19

is any inanimate object or substance capable to carrying infectious organisms (such as germs or parasites) and hence transferring them from one individual to another

Question 20

germicide

Answer 20

an antiseptic capable of destroying microbes (bacteriocidal). Some antiseptics are bacteriostatic and only prevent or inhibit their growth

Question 21

-lysis

Answer 21

surgical dissolution of, release or separation of; freeing or loosening of

Question 22

nosocomial infection

Answer 22

an infection acquired or occurring in a hospital

Question 23

opportunistic infection

Answer 23

an infection caused by a microorganism that takes advantage of the weakened state of the host

Question 24

pathogen

Answer 24

a microorganism capable of causing disease

Question 25

reservoir

Answer 25

the environment where a microorganism can survive

Question 26

sterile

Answer 26

free from all living microorganisms

Question 27

sterilization

Answer 27

refers to any process that effectively kills or eliminates transmissible agents (such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, prions and spore forms etc) from a surface, equipment, foods, medications, or biological culture medium