to cleanse by surgical removal of lacerated or contaminated tissue.

the first section of the small intestine.

the surgical removal of plaque or blood clots in an artery.

mucous membrane lining of the inner surface of the uterus that grows during each menstrual cycle & is shed in menstrual blood.

prolapse of the small intestine through the top of the vagina.

a circular band of muscle which connects the esophagus to the stomach.

sinus of the meatuses (passageways) of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)

that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso

a protein in the body that binds to iron

non-cancerous growths in, on, or within the walls of the uterus

calf bone; the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

study of moving body structures, similar to an x-ray "movie."

correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae.

surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated.

a substance within red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout your body.

protrusion of part of an organ through the muscle that surrounds it.

virus that attacks the immune system, making it difficult for the body to fight infection and disease

compressed, constricted, or obstructed so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid.

relating to the surgically cutting of or into body tissues or organs

the introducing of a solution into a vein.

the stabilization of broken bones by direct fixation to one another with surgical wires, pins, screws, or plates.

deficient supply of blood to a body part that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood.

the tying of a duct or blood vessel to prevent bleeding during surgery.

an enzyme that helps digest fats.

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Medical Terms

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Term	Definition
DEBRIDE	to cleanse by surgical removal of lacerated or contaminated tissue.
DUODENUM	the first section of the small intestine.
ENDARTERECTOMY	the surgical removal of plaque or blood clots in an artery.
ENDOMETRIUM	mucous membrane lining of the inner surface of the uterus that grows during each menstrual cycle & is shed in menstrual blood.
ENTEROCELE	prolapse of the small intestine through the top of the vagina.
ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER	a circular band of muscle which connects the esophagus to the stomach.
ETHMOID SINUS	sinus of the meatuses (passageways) of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)
EXTREMITY	that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso
FEMUR	thigh bone
FERRITIN	a protein in the body that binds to iron
FIBROIDS	non-cancerous growths in, on, or within the walls of the uterus
FIBULA	calf bone; the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
FLUOROSCOPY	study of moving body structures, similar to an x-ray "movie."
FUSION	correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae.
GASTROENTEROSTOMY	surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated.
HEMOGLOBIN	a substance within red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout your body.
HERNIA	protrusion of part of an organ through the muscle that surrounds it.
HIV	virus that attacks the immune system, making it difficult for the body to fight infection and disease
INCARCERATED	compressed, constricted, or obstructed so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid.
INCISIONAL	relating to the surgically cutting of or into body tissues or organs
INFUSION	the introducing of a solution into a vein.
INGUINAL	relating to or near the groin
INTERNAL FIXATION	the stabilization of broken bones by direct fixation to one another with surgical wires, pins, screws, or plates.
ISCHEMIA	deficient supply of blood to a body part that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood.
LIGATION	the tying of a duct or blood vessel to prevent bleeding during surgery.
LIPASE	an enzyme that helps digest fats.

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