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# BAS 00 Surg Terms
# BAS 00 Surgical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ablation | Surgical removal of body part. |
| Acquired | Disorder contracted after birth; not in inherited or innate. |
| Amputation | Removal of a body part, limb, or organ. |
| anastomosis | Surgical or pathological connection of two tubular structures. |
| Anomaly | Congenital or developmental defect; deviation from normal. |
| Arthrocentesis | Surgical puncture of the joint to remove fluid. |
| Arthrodesis | To surgically immobilize a joint; fusion |
| Aspiration | To draw in by inhaling or draw out by suction. |
| Biopsy | Removal of live tissue for microscopic examination. |
| Cauterization | Means of destroying tissue, treating infectious wounds, or stopping bleeding with use of chemicals (silver nitrate), heat, freezing, or electrical current. |
| Chemosurgery | Use of chemicals to destroy tissue |
| Chemotherapy | Use of chemicals to treat disease |
| Closed therapy | Tab to treat a condition (such as a fracture) without surgically opening the location. |
| Closure | To bring together the edges of a wound. |
| Congenital | Condition present from birth; believed to be inherited |
| Curettage | Scraping of a cavity to remove tissue, growth, or debris. |
| Debridement | Excision of a dead or damaged tissue and foreign matter from the wound |
| Decompression | Removal of pressure |
| Decortication | Removal of external layer (beneath the capsule) from any organ or structure |
| Defect | Imperfection, malformation, dysfunction, or absence. |
| Destructive | Causing ruin; opposite of constructive. |
| Dialysis | To separate from the blood harmful waste products normally secreted in the urine. |
| Dilation | Enlargement of a hollow structure or opening. |
| Discission | Incision or cutting into |
| Dissection | Cutting of parts for the purpose of separation and study. |
| Drainage | Continuous withdrawal of fluid from a wound, sore or cavity. |
| Endoscopy | Visual examination of the interior of a canal or hollow internal organ by means of a special instrument. |
| Evacuation | Removal of waste material |
| Excision | The act of cutting out |
| Exploration | An active examination, usually involving endoscopy or a surgical procedure, to aid in diagnosis |
| Fixation | The act of holding or fastening immobilize; make rigid. |
| Foreign body | Any substance or particle in the body that does not appear, form, or grow naturally |
| Fulguration | Destruction by means of high-frequency electric sparks |
| 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. |
| Immunoassay | Any of several methods used for measuring chemical substances such as hormones, drugs, and specific proteins. |
| Implant | Tissue or substance inserted or grafted into the body. |
| Incisiion | To cut into. |
| Indwelling | Located or implanted inside the body; such as a catheter or tube for drainage or administration of drugs. |
| in situ | Localized; in one specific location without disturbing or invading surrounding tissue. |
| Instrumentation | Application or use of instruments or tools. |
| Internal | within the body. |
| Insertion | To place or implant; site of attachment |
| Introduction | Device for controlling and directing to insert into the body via tube, needle, oral, or anal entrance. |
| Ligation | The process of binding or tying a body structure. |
| Lysis | Destruction, decomposition, breakdown, or separation. |
| manipulation | Use of hands |
| marsupialization | Surgical conversion of a closed cavity (abscess, cyst) into an open pouch to allow healing. |
| obstruction | Blockage of any passage |
| Open Treatment | Break and open the skin to treat internal parts. |
| Paring | Surgical removal by cutting or scraping. |
| Percutaneous | Through the skin. |
| Qualitative | Word describing character of something. Moderate, slight, excessive |
| Radical | Extreme, drastic Treatment, or surgery aimed at removing all affected tissue and any surrounding tissue. |
| Reconstitution | Returning a substance that has been changed to its original state for preservation and storage. |
| Reconstruction | Repair, mold, change, or alter to affect recovery. |
| Reduction | To restore to a normal position |
| Repair | To remedy, replace, or heal; restore to a healthy state. |
| Replantation | Surgical replacement of a body part. |
| Revision | To amend or alter to correct or improve. |
| Resection | Partial excision of a body structure. |
| Shunt | An artificial passage constructed to divert flow from one route to another. |
| 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. |
| Therapy | Treatment of disease or pathologic condition. |
| Transection | A cross section; division by cutting transversely |
| 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. |
| Traumatic | Physical or psychological wound or injury. |
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