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SBGR Surgical
SBGR MA 140 Week 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abscess | localized collection of pus that causes tissue damage |
| cannula | rigid tube that is inserted into the body for fluid removal |
| curettage | scraping a body cavity |
| dilatation | opening or widening the circumference of an orifice |
| dissect | to cut or separate tissue |
| fascia | fibrous band of tissue that covers muscles and organs |
| fistula | abnormal tubelike passage between internal organs or to outside of body |
| lumen | open space |
| obturator | metal rod with a smooth rounded tip that is placed into hollow instrument to decrease injury to body tissue during insertion |
| patency | open condition of a body cavity or canal |
| polyps | tumors with stems |
| stylus | metal probe |
| surgery | branch of medicine concerned with disease and trauma requiring operative procedures |
| sutures | to stitch together |
| wound | physical injury |
| informed consent | permission obtained from a patient to perform a specific invasive test or procedure |
| lidocaine | local anesthetic agent |
| xylocaine | local anesthetic agent |
| epinephrine | increases the effectivness of local anesthetics |
| Surgeon | physician who specializes in injuries, deformities and diseases by operative methods |
| Zyban | |
| Effexor | |
| Xanax | |
| Ativan | |
| Lexapro |