Surgical Terminology Flashcards

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LOSS OF FEELING OR SENSATION, MAY BE GENERAL, REGIONAL, LOCAL OR TOPICAL

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ANESTHESIA

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PHYSICIAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN ANESTHESIOLOGY

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ANESTHESIOLOGIST

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BRANCH OF MEDICINE THAT STUDIES ANESTHESIA AND ANESTHETIC AGENTS

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ANESTHESIOLOGY

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DRUG USED TO INDUCE ANESTHESIA

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ANESTHETIC AGENT

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NURSE TRAINED IN ADMINISTERING ANESTHETIC AGENTS

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ANESTHETIST

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ANESTHETIC AGENT INJECTED NEAR OR ALONG A NERVE PATH TO STOP NERVE IMPULSES TO THE AREA SUPPLIED BY THAT NERVE

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BLOCK ANESTHESIA

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ONE OF THE TWO LARGER AIR PASSAGES TO THE LUNGS BELOW THE TRACHEA

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BRONCHUS

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CLOTTING OF BLOOD

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COAGULATION

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INTRODUCTION OF GASEOUS MIXTURE INTO THE TRACHEA BY A TUBE TO PRODUCE ANESTHESIA

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ENDOTRACHEAL INDUCTION

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INJECTION OF ANESTHETIC INTO THE EPIDURAL SPACE OF THE SPINAL COLUMN

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EPIDURAL BLACK

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ANESTHESIA THAT PRODUCES LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS WITH AN ABSENCE OF PAIN SENSATION OVER THE ENTIRE BODY

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GENERAL ANESTHESIA

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SURGICAL CUT

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INCISION

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INJECTION OF ANESTHETIC INTO TISSUE

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INFILTRATION

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BREATHING IN OF GASEOUS ANESTHETIC AGENT

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INHALATION

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ANESTHESIA PRODUCED BY INJECTING THE ANESTHETIC AGENT INTO THE NERVES ALONG THE RIBS

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INTERCOSTALS BLOCK

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INSTRUMENT USED TO CUT, COAGULATE, OR VAPORIZE TISSUE BY WAY OF ANINTENSE, NARROW LIGHT BEAM THAT PRODUCES HEAT

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LASER

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ANESTHETIC AGENT CONFINED TO ONE PART OF THE BODY

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LOCAL ANESTHESIA

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WAYS IN WHICH ANESTHETIC AGENTS ARE INTRODUCED INTO THE BODY

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MODES OF INDUCTION

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REGIONAL ANESTHESIA THAT FOLLOWS A NERVE OR GROUP OF NERVES

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NERVE BLOCK

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THE PROCEDURES WHICH ARE PERFORMED

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OPERATION

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WRITTEN RECORD OF A SURGICAL PROCEDURE THTA CONTAINS MANDATEDINFORMATION

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OPERATIVE RECORD

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AREA BETWEEN THE ANUS AND GENITALIA

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PERINEUM

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PART OF THE OPERATIVE REPORT THAT STATES THE DIAGNOSIS AFTER SURGERY IS COMPLETED AND GIVES A SHORT DESCRIPTIVE EXPLANATION OF WHAT WAS ACTUALLY FOUND

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POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS

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PART OF THE OPERATIVE REPORT THAT DESCRIBES THE DIAGNOSIS BEFORE SURGERY IS PERFORMED

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PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS

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PROBABLE OUTCOME

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PROGNOSIS

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ANESTHETIC AGENT THTA INTERRUPTS NERVE CONDUCTION FROM A SPECIFIC REGION OF THE BODY

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REGIONAL ANESTHESIA

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REGIONAL ANESTHESIA PRODUCED BY INJECTING ANESTHETIC INTO THE SUBARACHNOID SPACE AROUND THE SPINAL CORD

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SPINAL BLOCK

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SPACE BETWEEN THE ARACHNOID AND PIA LAYERS OF THE BRTAIN AND SPINAL CORD

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SUBARACHNOID SPACE

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MATERIAL USED TO STITCH PARTS OF THE BODY TOGETHER

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SUTURE MATERIAL

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ANESTHESIA AGENT APPLIED TO THE SURFACE OF THE AREA INVOVLED

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TOPICAL ANESTHESIA

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WINDPIPE

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TRACHEA