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# BAS 00 Surgical Terms

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Ablation   Surgical removal of body part.  
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Acquired   Disorder contracted after birth; not in inherited or innate.  
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Amputation   Removal of a body part, limb, or organ.  
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anastomosis   Surgical or pathological connection of two tubular structures.  
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Anomaly   Congenital or developmental defect; deviation from normal.  
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Arthrocentesis   Surgical puncture of the joint to remove fluid.  
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Arthrodesis   To surgically immobilize a joint; fusion  
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Aspiration   To draw in by inhaling or draw out by suction.  
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Biopsy   Removal of live tissue for microscopic examination.  
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Cauterization   Means of destroying tissue, treating infectious wounds, or stopping bleeding with use of chemicals (silver nitrate), heat, freezing, or electrical current.  
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Chemosurgery   Use of chemicals to destroy tissue  
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Chemotherapy   Use of chemicals to treat disease  
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Closed therapy   Tab to treat a condition (such as a fracture) without surgically opening the location.  
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Closure   To bring together the edges of a wound.  
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Congenital   Condition present from birth; believed to be inherited  
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Curettage   Scraping of a cavity to remove tissue, growth, or debris.  
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Debridement   Excision of a dead or damaged tissue and foreign matter from the wound  
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Decompression   Removal of pressure  
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Decortication   Removal of external layer (beneath the capsule) from any organ or structure  
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Defect   Imperfection, malformation, dysfunction, or absence.  
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Destructive   Causing ruin; opposite of constructive.  
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Dialysis   To separate from the blood harmful waste products normally secreted in the urine.  
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Dilation   Enlargement of a hollow structure or opening.  
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Discission   Incision or cutting into  
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Dissection   Cutting of parts for the purpose of separation and study.  
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Drainage   Continuous withdrawal of fluid from a wound, sore or cavity.  
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Endoscopy   Visual examination of the interior of a canal or hollow internal organ by means of a special instrument.  
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Evacuation   Removal of waste material  
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Excision   The act of cutting out  
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Exploration   An active examination, usually involving endoscopy or a surgical procedure, to aid in diagnosis  
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Fixation   The act of holding or fastening immobilize; make rigid.  
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Foreign body   Any substance or particle in the body that does not appear, form, or grow naturally  
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Fulguration   Destruction by means of high-frequency electric sparks  
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Graft   Any organ tissue, or object used or implanting or transplanting to encourage healing, improve function, safeguard against infection, improve appearance, or replace a diseased body organ.  
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Immunoassay   Any of several methods used for measuring chemical substances such as hormones, drugs, and specific proteins.  
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Implant   Tissue or substance inserted or grafted into the body.  
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Incisiion   To cut into.  
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Indwelling   Located or implanted inside the body; such as a catheter or tube for drainage or administration of drugs.  
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in situ   Localized; in one specific location without disturbing or invading surrounding tissue.  
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Instrumentation   Application or use of instruments or tools.  
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Internal   within the body.  
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Insertion   To place or implant; site of attachment  
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Introduction   Device for controlling and directing to insert into the body via tube, needle, oral, or anal entrance.  
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Ligation   The process of binding or tying a body structure.  
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Lysis   Destruction, decomposition, breakdown, or separation.  
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manipulation   Use of hands  
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marsupialization   Surgical conversion of a closed cavity (abscess, cyst) into an open pouch to allow healing.  
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obstruction   Blockage of any passage  
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Open Treatment   Break and open the skin to treat internal parts.  
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Paring   Surgical removal by cutting or scraping.  
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Percutaneous   Through the skin.  
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Qualitative   Word describing character of something. Moderate, slight, excessive  
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Radical   Extreme, drastic Treatment, or surgery aimed at removing all affected tissue and any surrounding tissue.  
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Reconstitution   Returning a substance that has been changed to its original state for preservation and storage.  
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Reconstruction   Repair, mold, change, or alter to affect recovery.  
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Reduction   To restore to a normal position  
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Repair   To remedy, replace, or heal; restore to a healthy state.  
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Replantation   Surgical replacement of a body part.  
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Revision   To amend or alter to correct or improve.  
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Resection   Partial excision of a body structure.  
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Shunt   An artificial passage constructed to divert flow from one route to another.  
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Suture   Material (wire, thread, or staples) used in closing or attaching body tissue; line of union (border of joint) such as between the skull bones.  
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Therapy   Treatment of disease or pathologic condition.  
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Transection   A cross section; division by cutting transversely  
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Transposition   Displacement of an organ from one side of the body to the other; congenital anomaly in which a part of the body normally appearing on the right side is located on the left side of the body.  
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Traumatic   Physical or psychological wound or injury.  
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