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Surgical Respiratory
Surgical terms of the Repiratory System
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02/18/2009

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ABLATION
Definition
Removal or destruction, most always by cutting
Term
BILOBECTOMY
Definition
Surgical removal of two lobes of the lung
Term
BRONCHOPLASTY
Definition
Surgical repair of the bronchi
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CATHETER
Definition
Tub placed into the body to put fluid in or take fluid out
Term
CAUTERIZATION
Definition
Distruction of tissue by the use of cautery
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CORDECTOMY
Definition
Surgical removal of the vocal cord(s)
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DERMOPLASTY
Definition
Surgical repair of the skin
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DRAINAGE
Definition
Free flow or withdraw of fluids from a wound or cavity
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EPIGLOTTIDECTOMY
Definition
Excision of the covering of the larynx
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INTRAMURAL
Definition
Within the organ wall
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INTUBATION
Definition
Insertion of a tube
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LARYNGEAL WEB
Definition
Congenital abnormality of connective tissue between the vocal cords
Term
LARYNGO
Definition
Prefix meaning larynx
Term
LARYNGOPLASTY
Definition
Surgical repair of the larynx
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LARYNGOSCOPE
Definition
Fiberoptic scope used to view the inside of the larynx
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LARYNGOSCOPY
Definition
Viewing the larynx using a fiberoptic scope
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LARYNGOTOMY
Definition
Incision into the larynx
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LAVAGE
Definition
Washing out of an organ
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LOBECTOMY
Definition
Surgical excision of a lobe of the lung
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NASAL BUTTON
Definition
A synthetic circular disk used to cover a hold in the nasal system
Term
PHARYNGOLARYNGECTOMY
Definition
Surgical removal of the of the pharynx and the larynx
Term
PLEURECTOMY
Definition
Surgical excision of the pleura
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PNEUMONOCENTESIS
Definition
Surgical puncturing of a lung to withdraw fluid
Term
PNEUMONOLYSIS
Definition
Surgical separation of the lung from the chest wall to allow the lung to collapse
Term
PNEUMOMOSTOMY
Definition
Surgical procedure in which the chest cavity is exposed and the lung is incised
Term
PNEUMONOTOMY
Definition
Incision of the lung
Term
RHINO
Definition
Prefix meaning nose
Term
RHINOPLASTY
Definition
Surgical repair of the nose
Term
SEGMENTECTOMY
Definition
Surgical removal of a portion of the lung
Term
SEPTOPLASTY
Definition
Surgical repair of the nasal septum
Term
SINUSOTOMY
Definition
Surgical incision into a sinus
Term
THORACENTESIS
Definition
Surgical puncture of the thoracic cavity, usually using a needle, to remove fluids
Term
THORACOPLASTY
Definition
Surgical procedure that removes the rib(s) and thereby allows collapse of a lung
Term
THORACOSCOPY
Definition
Us of a lighted endoscope to view the pleural spaces and thoracic cavity or to perform surgical procedures
Term
THORACOSTOMY
Definition
Surgical incision into the chest wall and insertion of a chest tube
Term
THORACOTOMY
Definition
Surgical incision into the chest wall
Term
TOTAL PNEUMONECTOMY
Definition
Surgical removal of an entire lung
Term
TRACHEOSTOMY
Definition
Creation of an opening into the trachea
Term
TRACHEOTOMY
Definition
Incision into the trachea
Term
TRANSGLOTTIC TRACHEOPLASTY
Definition
Surgical repair of the vocal apparatus and trachea
Term
TRANSTRACHEAL
Definition
Across the trachea
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