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Surgical Nomenclature Flashcards

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Radical

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A surgical procedure which removes the offending organs

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Plastic

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A surgical procedure in which the part is repaired or reconstructed

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A

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Without; aseptic

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Ante

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Before; anteflexion or uterus- bent forward

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Anti

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Against or opposite; antibiotic

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Inter

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Between, interligamentary or between ligaments

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Intra

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Within, Intra abdominal

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Osteo

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Bone

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Colo

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Colon

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Colpo

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Vagina

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Procto

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Rectum

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Hystero

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Uterus

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Salphinx

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Fallopian tubes

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Oophor

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Ovaries

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Trachelo

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Cervix

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Tracheo

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Trachea

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Adeno

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Glands

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Rhino

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Nose

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Uretero

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Ureters

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Nephro

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Kidney

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Chole

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Gallbladder

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Enter

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Small intestine

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Cysto

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Urinary bladder

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Chondr

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Cartilage

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Bleph

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Eyelid

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Cheilo

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Lip

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Lithuania

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Otomy

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To cut into an organ for drainage

Cystotomy

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Ostomy

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To make a new mouth (colostomy)

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Ectomy

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To remove (appendectomy)

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Orrhapy

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To suture or repair ( herniorrhapy)

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  • plastic
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Pexy

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To fasten (nephropexy)

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Oscopy

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To look into (cystoscopy)

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Lithiasis

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Containing stones ( Cholelithiasis)

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Palliative

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A surgical procedure which aims to alleviate pain rather the cure a condition

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Hysterectomy

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Removed of the uterus

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Supra vaginal hysterectomy

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Is removal of the uterus and cervix

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Supra cervical hysterectomy

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Removal of the uterus above the cervix

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Pan hysterectomy

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Removal of the uterus, cervix, tubes and ovaries

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Salpingectomy

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Removal of the Fallopian tubes

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Oophorectomy

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Removal of an ovary

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Myomectomy

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Removal of fibroid or tumor without removing the uterus

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Gilliam suspension

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Suspension of the uterus by drawing the round ligaments through the abdominal wall

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Ventral fixation

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A suspension done on older women with prolapse uterus. The uterus is seen to the abdominal wall

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Baldy Webster

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Suspension of the uterus to drawing the round ligaments behind the uterus

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Posterior colopotomy

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Incision into the vaginal vault to drain an abscess or for diagnostic purposes

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Anterior colporrhapy

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Repair of the anterior vaginal wall

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Sturmdorf operation

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A portion of cervix is removed in cone shaped manner (conization with boric tip) this is done for lacerations or erosions of the cervix

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Trachelorrhapy

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Repair of the cervix

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Dilatation and curettage (D/C)

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Dilatation of the cervix and scraping or curetting of endometrium

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Perineorrhapy

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Repair of the perineum

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Patency test (Rubin test)

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Injection of air into the tubes to test for sterility

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Radium insertion

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Insertion of radium needless into cervix

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Retroversion

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Tipping backward of the uterus

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Anteflexion

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Tipping forward of the uterus

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Cystocele

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A herniation of the bladder into the anterior vaginal canal

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Rectocele

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A herniation of the rectum into the posterior vaginal canal

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Procedentia

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The downward displacement of the uterus from its normal position in the pelvis

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Vesicles vaginal fistula

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An abnormal opening into the vagina from the bladder

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Recto vaginal fistula

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An abnormal opening into the vagina from the rectum

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Caesarean section

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Delivery of the fetus through the abdomen

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24- hour sterilization

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A sterilization preformed within 24 hours of delivery before the fundus recedes by lighting the Fallopian tubes

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Suprapubic cystoscopy

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The formation of an opening into the bladder for relief of urinary obstruction, for removal of stones, or as the first step of a prostatectomy

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Prostatectomy

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Surgical removal of the prostate glands

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Trans urethral resection

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The removal of the prostate gland through a resectoscope with a cautery loop

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Perineal prostatectomy

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Removal of the prostate gland through a perineal incision

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