Sx Nursing Care Word List

Surgical fixation of the abomasums to the body wall

Swallowing an excessive volume of air

Equipment for providing manual ventilations, which usually attach to the patient via an endotracheal tube or face mask and connect to an oxygen source

Removal of a body part

Suturing two tubular organs together (ie: intestinal loops) so that substances inside the lumen of the sutured organs can freely move from one to the other

The attribution of human characteristics to animals

An antimicrobial agent that killsor inhibits growth of microorganisms on the external surfaces of the body

Surgical fusing of a joint

The act of cutting of the supply of oxygen; suffocation

Collapse of a portion of or all of one or both lungs

A cancer is one that may grow but does not invade surrounding tissues and does not spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body

Audible intestinal motility sound produced by intestinal paristalsis

Surgical incision through the cheek

Weight loss, loss of muscle mass and general debilitation that may accompany chronic diseases

Either of the angles formed by the meeting of the upper and lower eyelids

An instrument that noninvasively measures the CO₂ in exhaled air.  This value is an idirect assessment of ventilation status.

Inflammation of MM with discharge, especially inflammation of the air passages of the nose and trachea

Incision into the abdominal cavity

An incision through the wall of the vagina

The act of striking the chest wall rhythmically with cupped hands.  Cupping the hands creates an air cushion on impact so that tenacious mucus is dislodged.

Incision into the urinary bladder

The breakdown of a surgical incision such that the tissue layers separate from each other

The destruction of the vegetative forms of bacteria but not the spores

An uneasy emotional state characterized by anxiety and abnormal behavior

The accumulation of fluid in a space that is not normally fluid filled resulting from venous or lymphatic obstruction or increased vascular permeability 

Delirious behavior resulting from incomplete recovery from gas anesthesia.  Usually lasts 1 to 2 minutes after removal from anesthesia.

Incision into a small intestinal lumen

A gaseous substance used as a steriliant for instruments and articles that would be damaged by steam sterilization; it is suspected to cause cancer in some animals in cases involving very large or long exposures.

Dissection of a dead fetus in utero

Incision into the stomach

A chemical disinfection solution used to sterilize hard surface instruments by immersion

Abnormal accumulation of blood in the abdomen

Elevated blood pressure

Low blood oxygen levels

Low tissue oxygen levels

The involution of one intestinal segment into another

Deficient supply of blood to a body part, such as the heart or brain, that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood

A transabdominal incision into the peritoneal cavity

A cancer that can invade and destroy surrounding normal tissues

Removal of a mammary gland

Constriction of the pupil of the eye

Uterus filled with mucus

Dilation of the pupil of the eye

Tissue or cellular death

Surgical removal of kidney

A rhythmic, involuntary oscillation of both eyes

Mentally dull

Surgical fixation of the omentum to the body wall

Spay; removal of the uterus, ovaries, and oviducts

Surgical incision of the sac around the heart

False of pregnancy

Surgical procedure used for creation of a permanent or semipermantent ruminal fistula 

Invasion of the bloodstream by microorganisms (usually bacteria) from a focus of infection.  It is accompanied by fever, chills, prostration, pain, nausea and diarrhea

Serosanguineous accumulation of fluid between tissue planes

The white, granular agent used in anesthetic machines to absorb carbon dioxide expelled from the patient in a rebreathing circuit

Removal of the spleen

Destruction of all disease-producing organisms and spores of an object

Surgically created opening from an area of inside the body to the outside

A distressing but ineffectual urge to evacuate the rectum or urinary bladder

Permanent opening made in the urethra to allow urine diversion