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05/19/2012

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surgical asepsis
Definition
techniques designed to maintain an area or object as free from microbes as possible aka surgically clean
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appositional
Definition
placed side by side
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aseptic technique
Definition
precautions taked to prevent contamination
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avulsion
Definition
the forcible tearing away of a body part by trauma or surgery
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curettage
Definition
removal of material or growths from the surface of a cavity
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debridement
Definition
cleansing by removal (usaully surigically) of lacerated, devitalized, or contaminated tissue
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dehiscence
Definition
disruption or opening of a surgical wound
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dissect
Definition
seperation or cutting apart, dissecare "latin to cut up"
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enucleation
Definition
removal of an organ in whole (term usually used for removal of an eyeball)
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epithelialization
Definition
the rapid division of epithelial cells around a wound edge.  attempting to cover opening of wound
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eversion
Definition
the act of turning outward
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eviscerate
Definition
remove or exposure of the viscera or internal organ
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excise
Definition
to surgically remove
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exteriorize
Definition
to expose (an internal structure) temporarily outside the body, for observation, surgery or experimentation
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fenestration
Definition

an opening in a surface (perforation)

ex.  fenestrated drape

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friable
Definition
readily crumbled ; brittle
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graft
Definition
any organ or tissue for implantation or transplantation
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allograft
Definition
graft from another individual of the same species
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autograft
Definition
graft from same individual
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isograft
Definition
a graft of tissue between two individuals who are genetically identical (twin or inbred strain)
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imbrication
Definition
overlapping of opposing surfaces to realign organs and provide extra support
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implant
Definition
material inserted or grafted into the body
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incise
Definition
to surgically cut into
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intra-op
Definition
common term meaning during surgery ie intraoperatively
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inversion
Definition
turning inward
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laceration
Definition
act of tearing
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lavage
Definition
irrigation of tissue with fluid (usually saline)
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ligate
Definition
to tie or strangulate (usually refering to vessels)
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ligature
Definition
any substance used to tie or strangulate (usually made of suture material)
Term
lumpectomy
Definition
general term for removal of a mass
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post-op
Definition
afer surgery (short for post operatively)
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pre-op
Definition
before surgery (pre operatively)
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resect
Definition
to remove or excise part of an organ or other structure   usually used in reference to holding tissue or an organ out of the surgical field
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rupture
Definition
a break or seperation of a part or structure
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sacculectomy
Definition
removal of a sac like part such as anal sacs
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seroma
Definition
accumalation of serum beneath the surgical incision
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suture
Definition
  • to stitch or close an area   
  • refers to material used to close a surgical or traumatic wound
  • suture material can be absorbable or non-absorbable  
Term
transfix (suture)
Definition
  • pierce through and through  
  • a transfixation suture pierces through an organ before ligation
Term
transplant
Definition
transfer tissue from one part to another part
Term
transect
Definition
  • to cut across
  • a cross-section
  • section made across a long axis
Term
bandage
Definition
  • to cover by wrapping
  • material used to cover by wrapping
Term
belly band
Definition
common term for an abdominal wrap a circumferential wrap around the abdomen with bandages to apply pressure to the area
Term
clamp (instrument)
Definition

an instrument used to secure or occlude vessels

ex. car-mal

Term
curette
Definition

a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or a spoon used to remove tissue or growths from body cavity

ex. uterus

Term
cautery
Definition
application of a burning substance, hot instrument, electric current or other agent to destroy tissue
Term
cerclage wire
Definition

a wire placed around bone to approximate fracture fragments

(completely cerclage , partially-hemicerclage)

Term
drain
Definition
device by which a channel may be established for the exit of fluids from a wound
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surgical drape
Definition
cloth arranged over a patients body to provide a sterile field around area to be examined, treated or incised
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hemostatic forceps
Definition

locking instrument used to grasp and ligate vessels and tissue to control bleeding

aka hemostat

Term
scalpel
Definition
small, straight knife with thin sharp blade used for surgery and dissection
Term
tissue forcep
Definition
tweezer like, non-locking instruments used to grasp tissue
Term
excisional (biopsy)
Definition
removing entire mass, tissue or organ for examination
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incisional (biopsy)
Definition

cutting into and removing part of a mass, tissue or organ for examination

ex. punch, wedge (biopsies)

Term
needle biopsy
Definition

insertion of a sharp instrument (needle) into a mass or tissue for extraction of such tissue for examination

(fine needle aspirate)

Term
flank incision
Definition
surgical cut perpendicular to the long axis of the body caudal to the last rib
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paracostal incision
Definition
surgical cut orientated parallel to the last rib
Term
paramedian incision
Definition
surgical cut lateral and parallel to the ventral midline
Term
ventral midline incision
Definition
surgical incision along the midsagittal plane of the abdomen along the linea alba
Term
antiseptic
Definition
chemical agent that kills or prevents the growth of microorganisms on living tissue (animate objects)
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disinfectant
Definition
chemical agents that kills or prevents the growth of microorganisms on inanimate objects (surfaces)
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sepsis
Definition
presence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in blood or other tissue
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asepsis
Definition

state without infection

a condition of sterility where no living organism are present

Term
sterilize
Definition
destroy all organisms
Term
static
Definition
"inhibit" the growth of microbes
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cidal
Definition
"to kill" microbes
Term
disease
Definition
any process that inerfers with the normal functioning of an organism
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microbe
Definition
microscopic living organism
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sterilization
Definition
the use of a process to rid an object of all living microbes and their pathogenic products
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sterile
Definition
complete absence of microbes has undergone a cleansing process to acheive this
Term
non-sterile
Definition

may or may not be contaminated

has not undergone cleaning process

Term
cold sterilization
Definition

process of immersing an item or items in a disinfectant solution to reduce the level of contamination

(disinfectant gluderaldahyde)

Term
surgery
Definition
branch of science that treats diseases, injuries, and deformities by either manually or operative methods
Term
fracture
Definition
the seperation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress (bone fracture)
Term
biopsy
Definition
the removal of living tissue for examination
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