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Term
Suture
Definition
A Strand or fiber used to sew parts to a living body
Term
Monocryl
Definition
Absorbable monofiliament suture
Term
Vicryl
Definition
Absorbable braided suture
Term
Thermal / Athermal
Definition
Pertaining to heat / Without heat
Term
Transect
Definition
To cut across. Cross section
Term
Coagulate
Definition
to clot, to change from a liquid to a solid
Term
Dissect
Definition
to seperate and expose the parts of....
Term
Divide
Definition
to seperate
Term
Enucleate
Definition
to bring or peel out.  to remove without cutting
Term
Excise
Definition
Total Removal
Term
Hemisect
Definition
Divide part of a structure
Term
Incise
Definition
to cut with a knife or scissors
Term
Laparoscopy
Definition
Use of a viewing tube to see inside of the abdomen and pelvis
Term
Ligate
Definition
To tie closed (using a sututre)
Term
Pedicle
Definition
Vessel surrounded by tissues
Term
Resect
Definition
Partial or total removal
Term
Resect/Excise
Definition
To remove
Term
Skeletonize
Definition
To take down to it basic element
Term
Pronation
Definition
rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is down
Term
Prone
Definition
With the front or ventral surface downward
Term
Proximal
Definition
Toward the begining or as opposed to distal
Term
Sagital or mid-sagital
Definition
A verticle plane passing through the standing body from front to back
Term
Superficial
Definition
On the surface or shallow as opposed to deep
Term
Superior
Definition
Is above toward the craniu, as opposed to inferior or pedal
Term
Supinantion
Definition
Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is upward
Term
Supine
Definition
Witht he back or dorsal downward opposed to prone
Term
Transverse
Definition
Horizontal plane passing through the midsection parallel to the ground
Term
Ventral
Definition
Pertaining to the abdomen, as apposed to dorsal
Term
Vertical
Definition
Upright as opposed to horizontal
Term
Anterior
Definition
The front as opposed to posterior
Term
Anteroposterior
Definition
Front to back as opposed to posterioroanterior
Term
Caudad
Definition
Toward the feet (or tail in embryology) as opposed to cranial
Term
Caudal
Definition
Pertaining to, situated in, or toward the tail
Term
Deep
Definition
Away from the exterior surface or further intot he body. opposed to superficial
Term
Distal
Definition
Further from the begining as opposed to proximal
Term
Dorsal
Definition
The Back as opposed to ventral
Term
Horizontal
Definition
Parallel to the floor a plane passing through the body while standing up
Term
Inferior
Definition
Below
Term
inferolateral
Definition
Below and to one side of the body both inferior and lateral
Term
Lateral
Definition
Toward the left or right side of the body as opposed to medial
Term
Medial
Definition
In the middle or inside, as opposed to lateral
Term
Posterior
Definition
The back or behind as opposed to anterior
Term
Posteroanterior
Definition
From back to front as opposed to anterioroposterior
Term
Transect
Definition
To cut across, Cross section
Term
Hemisect
Definition
Divide part of a structure
Term
Dissect
Definition
To seperate and expose the parts
Term
Ligate
Definition
To tie closed using sutures
Term
Coagulate
Definition
To clot to go from a liquid to a solid
Term
Enucleate
Definition
To bring or peel out
Term
Vascular/Avascular
Definition
Containing Vessels/not containing vessels
Term
Thermal/Athermal
Definition
Pertaining to heat/Without heat
Term
Esophag-0-gastr-ostomy
Definition
Anastomse ther esophagus to the stomach
Term
Gastr-o-duoden-ostomy
Definition
Anastomose the stomach to the duodenum
Term
Jejun-o-jejun-ostomy
Definition
Anstomose the jejunum to the jejunum
Term
Cholecyst-o-jejun-ostomy
Definition
Anastomose the gallbladder to the jejunum
Term
Ectomy
Definition
Removal, excision, extraction, extipation
Term
Ocentesis
Definition
A puncture (needle) aspiration
Term
Itis
Definition
Inflamation, Infection
Term
ogram
Definition
examination of
Term
Ology
Definition
Study of
Term
Lyisis
Definition
break down/destruction
Term
Omegaly
Definition
enlargement
Term
opexy
Definition
fixation or immobization
Term
oplasty
Definition
surgial reshaping
Term
Orrhaphy
Definition
surgical repair
Term
scope
Definition
instrument
Term
Oscopy
Definition
examination by vizualization of an inside organ through an optical instrument such as cysoscopy (urinal)
Term
Osis
Definition
State of/Many
Term
Stasis
Definition
control/stop
Term
Ostomy
Definition
new opening or drainage
Term
Otomy
Definition
incision/cutting into
Term
Contra
Definition
agianst, opposite
Term
Extra, exo, ex
Definition
outside
Term
Hemi
Definition
half
Term
infra
Definition
inferior
Term
inter
Definition
between
Term
intra
Definition
within/inside
Term
Para
Definition
beside/alongside/parallel to
Term
Peri
Definition
surrounding/around
Term
post
Definition
posterior, behind
Term
Retro
Definition
Posterior, behind
Term
sub
Definition
under/less then
Term
supra
Definition
superior/above
Term
Bronch
Definition
bronchus
Term
Card
Definition
Heart
Term
pneumon
Definition
lungs
Term
pulomn
Definition
lung, structures related to the lung
Term
phren
Definition
respritory
Term
thorac
Definition
chest
Term
trache
Definition
trachea
Term
cyst
Definition
sac or bladder
Term
nephr
Definition
kidney
Term
pyel
Definition
pelvis of the kidney
Term
ren
Definition
kidney
Term
ureter
Definition
ureter
Term
urethr
Definition
urethra
Term
vesic
Definition
urinary bladder
Term
colp
Definition
vagina
Term
hyster
Definition
uterus
Term
metrium
Definition
uterus
Term
oophor
Definition
ovary
Term
salping
Definition
falopian tube
Term
an
Definition
anal canal
Term
angi
Definition
vessel
Term
arter
Definition
artery
Term
cec
Definition
cecum
Term
celio
Definition
body cavity
Term
chole
Definition
gall bile
Term
cholecyst
Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch
Definition
common bile duct
Term
col
Definition
colon
Term
crani
Definition
skull, cranium
Term
cyst
Definition
sac
Term
duoden
Definition
first part of the small intestine
Term
enter
Definition
small intestine
Term
esophag
Definition
esophagus
Term
gastr
Definition
stomach
Term
hem hemat
Definition
blood
Term
hepat
Definition
liver
Term
ile
Definition
3rd part of the small intestine
Term
jejun
Definition
2nd part of the small intestine
Term
lapar
Definition
abdomen
Term
lith
Definition
calcus, stone
Term
mast
Definition
breast, mamary gland
Term
phleb
Definition
small vein
Term
proct
Definition
rectum
Term
rect
Definition
rectum
Term
splen
Definition
spleen
Term
vas
Definition
vessle
Term
ven
Definition
vein
Term
Lithotomy
Definition
Laying on your back with you knees flexes and perineum is expeosed
Term
Midsternal Line
Definition
A verticle line down the middle of sternum
Term
Mid Clavicular Line
Definition
A verticle line down the middle of the clavicle
Term
Anterior Axillary Line
Definition
A verticle line along the anterior fold
Term
Frontal Plane
Definition

Any vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

Term

Oblique section

Definition

Cuts made diagonally

Term

Transverse, horizontal, or cross-sectional plane

Definition

Any horizontal plane passing through the body and dividing it into superior and inferior portions.

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