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VETT 118
Digestive System Procedures
Question | Answer |
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abdominocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen |
abomasopexy | surgical fixation of the abomasum of ruminants to the abdominal wall |
- pexy | surgically fix something to a body surface |
anastomosis | surgical connection between two tubular or hollow structures |
anoplasty | surgical repair of the anus |
antidiarrheal | substance that prevents frequent and extremely liquid stool |
bolus | rounded mass of food or large pharmaceutical preparation or to give something rapidly |
cholocystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
colectomy | surgical removal of the colon |
colostomy | surgical production of an artificial opening between the colon and the body surface |
colotomy | surgical incision into the colon |
crown | restoration of teeth using materials that are cemented into place; used to cap or completely cover a tooth; also called a cap |
drench | to medication in liquid form by mouth and forcing the animal to drink |
emetic | producing vomiting |
antiemetic | prevents vomiting |
enterostomy | surgical production of an artificial opening between the small intestine and the abdominal wall |
esophagoplasty | surgical repair of the esophagus |
extraction | removal; used to describe surgical removal of a tooth |
fistula | abnormal passage from an internal organ to the body surface or between two internal organs |
perianal | around the anal |
float | instrument to file or rasp an equine's premolar or molar teeth, also used to describe the procedure of filing equine teeth |
gastrectomy | surgical of all or part of the stomach |
gastroduodenostomy | removal of part of the stomach and duodenum, making a connection between them |
gastropexy | surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall |
gastrostomy | surgical production of an artificial opening between the stomach and the abdominal wall |
- stomy | surgical production of an opening between an organ and a body surface |
effluent | means discharge |
gastrotomy | surgical incision into the stomach |
gavage | forced feeding or irrigation through a tube passed into the stomach |
gingivectomy | surgical removal of the gum tissue |
hepatotomy | surgical incision into the liver |
ileectomy | surgical removal of the ileum |
ileostomy | surgical production of an artificial opening between the ileum and abdominal wall |
laparotomy | surgical incision into the abdomen |
lapar/o | abdomen |
nasogastric intubation | placement of a tube through through the nose into the stomach |
orogastric intubation | passage of a tube from the mouth to the stomach; also called stomach tube |
palatoplasty | surgical repair of a cleft palate |
transfaunation | transferring microbes from animal to another to reinoculate the ill animal with healthy microbial population |
trocarization | insertion of a pointed instrument (trocar) into a body cavity or an organ |