Surgical Terminology Flashcards
Anastomosis
Surgical joining of 2 ducts or blood vessels to allow flow from one to another; to bypass an area
-ectomy
surgical removal (eg cholecystectomy, removal of the gallbladder)
Lysis
Destruction or dissolution of (e.g. lysis of adhesions, removal of adhesions
-orrhaphy
Surgical repair of (eg hemiorrhaphy, repair of hernia)
-oscopy
direct visualization by a scope (eg cystoscopy, direct visualization of the urinary tract by means of a cystoscope)
-ostomy
Opening made to allow the passage of drainage (eg ilestomy, formation of an opening of the ileum onto the surface of the abdomen for passage of feces)
-otomy
opening into (eg thoracotomy, surgical opening into the thoracic cavity)
-pexy
Fixation of (eg cecopexy, fixation or suspension of the cecum to correct its excessive mobility)
-plasty
Plastic surgery (eg mammoplasty, reshaping of the breasts to reduce, lift, reconstruct)
Atelectasis
Collapse of the expanded lung
ABCDE Mnemonic device to ascertain serious Illness or trauma in the Preoperative Pt.
Allergies Bleeding Medications Cortisone or steroid use Diabetes Mellitus Emboli