SNursingI- Terms.txt

techniques used to maintain an area/object as free from microbes as possible

placed side by side

precautions taken to prevent contamination of sx wound

forcible tearing away of a part or structure, usually caused by trauma

removal of material or growths from the surface of a cavity

removal of foreign material of devitalized or contaminated tissue

disruption or opening of a sx wound

seperation or cutting apart

removal or an organ in whole

healing by growth of epithelium over an incomplete surface
granulating in

turning outward

removal or exposure of internal organs

sx remove

move internal organ to the outside of the body

perforation in material

mass of tissue for grafting
part still adheres to the body

breaking of a part

easily crumbled

tissue or organ for transplantation or implantation

from another indv of the same species

from the same indv

from genetically identical animal- twins or inbred strain

overlapping of opposing surfaces to realign organs and provide extra support

material inserted or grafted into the body

cut into

during sx

turning inward

layer of new bone growth coverin a sheath that contains sequestrium (dead tissue) of bone

act of tearing

metal rod into medulliary cavity of bone

irrigation of tissue w/ fluid (rinsing)

to tie or strangulate

any substane used to tie or strangulate

removal of mass

after sz

before sx

remove or excise part of an organ or structure

break or seperation of part or structure

removal of sac like part

accumulation of serum beneath sx incision

stitch or close an area
or material used to close a sx or traumatic wound

pierce through and through
(suture) pierces through an organ before ligation

to transfer tissue from one part to another

to cut across

cover by wrapping
or material used to cover...

abdominal wrap
circumferential wrap around abdomen

rinstrument used to secure or occlude vessels

aspiration of a gas or fluid by mechanical means

apparatus that sterilizes by steam under pressure

instrument with a cupped head to scrape material away from cavity walls

application of burning substance
not instrument
electric current or other agent destroying tissue

band of metal that completely (cerclage) or partially (hemicerclage) goes around the circumference of a bone

device by which a channel may be established for the exit of fluids from a wound

cloth arranged over a pts body to provide a sterile field around the area to be examined, tx, or incised

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

small straight knife w/ thin sharp blade, used for sx or dissection

tweezer like non locking instrument used to grasp tissue

removal of living tissue for examination

removing entire mass, tissue, organ

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

insertion of needle into a mass or tissue for exam

incision perpendicular to long axis of body, caudal to last rib

incision that is parallel to last rib

lateral and parallel to midline

along midsagittal plane of abdomen along linea alba, spay incision

chemical agent that kills or prevents the growth of microorganisms on living tissue

chem agent that kills or prevents growth of microorganisms on inanimate objects

presence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in blood or other tissues

state w/o infx- condition of sterility- no living organisms

destroy all organisms

to inhibit the gowth of microbes

killing microbes

any process which interferes w. normal fx of an organism

microscopic living orgnism

process that destroys all microorganisms and their pathogenic products

complete absence of microbes
have undergone cleansing process

may or may no be contaminated

process of immersing items into disinfectant solution to decrease the level of contamination

branch of science that tx dz, injuries and deformities