Terminology in surgery Flashcards
What terminology is used to describe operations and how is it structured?
- The terminology used to describe all operations is a composite of basic
Latin or Greek terms - First, describe the organ/ area to be operated on (e.g. lapar, nephro)
- Second, describe any other parts involved (e.g. docho)
- Third, describe what is to be done (e.g. otomy, ectomy)
- Lastly, add any terms to qualify how or where the procedure is done (e.g. percutaneous, trans)
Lapar-
abdomen
Nephro-
Kidney
Pyelo-
Renal pelvis
Cysto-
bladder
Chole
Bile/biliary system
ileo-
small bowel (distal)
Col(on)-
Large bowel
Hystero-
Uterus
Throaco-
chest
Rhino-
Nose
Masto/mammo
Breast
Docho-
Duct
Angio-
Vessel (blood or bile carrying)
Litho-
Stone
-otomy
To cut open
-ectomy
To remove (cut out)
-plasty
To change shape or size
-Pexy
To change position
-raphy
to sew together
-oscopy
To sew together
-ostomy
to create an opening in (stoma=mouth)
-paxy
to crush
-graphy/gram
Image (of)
Percutaneous
via the skin
Trans-
Across
Antegrade
Forward
Retrograde
Backward
What would an Choledochoduodenostomy be?
An opening between the bile duct and the
duodenum
What would rhinoplasty be?
Nose reshaping
What would pyelolithopaxy be?
Destruction of pelvicalyceal stones
What would bilateral mastopexy be?
Breast lifts
What would a percutaneous arteriogram be?
Arterial tree imaging by direct puncture
injection
What would a loop ileostomy be?
External opening in the small bowel with two sides
What would a flexible cystourethroscopy be?
Internal bladder and urethral inspection
