Surgical Terminology Flashcards

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Anastomosis

A

Surgical joining of 2 ducts or blood vessels to allow flow from one to another; to bypass an area

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-ectomy

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surgical removal (eg cholecystectomy, removal of the gallbladder)

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Lysis

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Destruction or dissolution of (e.g. lysis of adhesions, removal of adhesions

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-orrhaphy

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Surgical repair of (eg hemiorrhaphy, repair of hernia)

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-oscopy

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direct visualization by a scope (eg cystoscopy, direct visualization of the urinary tract by means of a cystoscope)

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-ostomy

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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)

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-otomy

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opening into (eg thoracotomy, surgical opening into the thoracic cavity)

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-pexy

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Fixation of (eg cecopexy, fixation or suspension of the cecum to correct its excessive mobility)

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-plasty

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Plastic surgery (eg mammoplasty, reshaping of the breasts to reduce, lift, reconstruct)

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10
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Atelectasis

A

Collapse of the expanded lung

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ABCDE Mnemonic device to ascertain serious Illness or trauma in the Preoperative Pt.

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Allergies
Bleeding Medications
Cortisone or steroid use
Diabetes Mellitus
Emboli
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