Term | Definition |
Anatomosis | Surgical connection of tublar structures |
Anoscopy | Procedure that uses a scope to examine the anus |
Bariatric Surgery | Gastric restrictive procedures that are used to treat morbid obesity and are accomplished by placing a restrictive device around the stomach decrease it functional size |
Barium Enema | Radiographic contrast medium enhanced examination of the colon |
Biliary | Gallbladder, bile, or bile duct |
Bypass | To go around |
Calculus | Concretion of mineral salts, also called a stone |
Cholangiography | Radiographic recording of the bile ducts |
Cholangiopancreatography | Radiographic recording of the biliary system and pancreas |
Cholecystectomy | Surgical removal of the gallbladder |
Cholecystoenterostomy | Creation of a connection between the gallbladder and the intestine |
Cholecystography | Radiographic recording of the gallbladder |
Colonscopy | Endoscopic examination of the entire colon that may include part of the terminal ileum |
Colostomy | Artificial opening between the colon and the abdominal wall |
Congenital | Exiting from birth |
Conscious (Moderate) Sedation | A decreased level of consciousness in which the patient is not completely a sleep |
Crohn's Disease | Regional enteritis |
Diaphragm | Muscular wall that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
Diaphragmatic Hernia | Hernia of the diaphragm |
Dilatation | Expansion |
Diverticulum | Protrusion of the intestinal wall |
Duodenography | Radiographic recording of the duodenum, or the first part of the small intestine. |
Dysphagia | Difficulty swallowing |
Endoscopy | Inspection of body organs or cavities through an existing opening or through a small incision |
Enterolysis | Releasing of adhesions of intestine |
Puuling | Excision of the covering of the larynx |
Eventration of Intestines | Protrusion of the intestines through the abdominal wall |
Evisceration | Pulling the visceral outside of the body through an incision |
Exenteration | Major operation during which an organ is turned inside out |
Exstophy | Condition in which an organ is turned inside out |
Exteriorization | To expose an internal structure outside the body for observation, surgery, or experimentation, such creating a passage from the bladder to the abdominal wall |
Fistula | Abnormal opening from one area to another area or outside of the body |
Fluoroscopy | Procedure for viewing the interior of the body using x-rays and projecting the image onto a television screen |
Fulguration | Use of electric current to destroy tissue |
Fundoplasty | Repair of the bottom of an organ or muscle |
Gastrointestinal | Pertaining to the stomach and the intestine |
Gastroplasty | Operation of the stomach and the abdominal wall |
Hepatography | Radiographic recording of the liver |
Hernia | Organ or tissue protruding through the wall or cavity that usually contains it |
Hyogastric | Lowest middle abdominal area |
Ileostomy | Artificial opening between the ilium and the abdominal wall |
Incarcerated | A constricted, irreducible hernia that may cause obstruction of the organ contained within the hernia |
Intussusception | Slipping of one part of the intestine into another part |
Jejunostomy | Artificial opening between the jejunum and the abdominal wall |
Laprascopy | Exploration of the abdomen and pelvic cavities using a scope placed through a small incision in the abdominal wall |
Lavage | Washing of an organ |
Marsupialization | Surgical procedure that creates an exterior pouch from an internal abscess |
Omentum | Peritoneal connection between the stomach and other internal organs |
Peritoneal | Within the lining of the abdominal cavity |
Pertioneal | Within the lining of the abdominal cavity |
Peritoneoscopy | Visualization of the abdominal cavity using a scope placed through a small incision in the abdominal wall |
Polyp | Tumor on pedicle that bleeds easily and may become malignant |
Proctosigmoidoscopy | Endoscopic examination of the sigmoid colon and rectum |
Reanastomosis | Reconnection of a previous connection between two places organs or spaces |
Rectocele | Herniation of the rectal wall through the posterior wall of the vagina |
Reducible | Able to be corrected or put back to normal position |
Sialithotomy | Surgical removal of a stone located in the salivary gland or duct |
Varices | Varicose veins |
Volvulus | Twisted section of intestine |