surgical terms

removal or destruction of tissue by cutting, electrical energy, chemical substances or excessive heat application

repair of the part of the shoulder blade that connects to the deltoid muscles and clavicle

graft from one individual to another of the same species

removal of all or part of a limb or digit through the shaft or body of a bone

surgically created connection between ducts, blood vessels or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another.

immunoglobin or protective protien encoded within its building block sequence to interact only with its specific antigen

surgical fixation or fusion of a joint ot reduce pain and improve stability, performed openly or arthroscopically

surgical reconstruction of a joint ot improve function and reduce pain; may involve partial or total joint replacement.

surgical incision into a joint that may include exploration, drainage, or removal of a foreign body

use of an endoscope to examine the interior of a joint, or to perform surgery on joint structure

drawing fluid out by suction

add to or increase the substance of a body site, usually performed as a plastic reconstructive measures. may involve the use of an implant or prosthesis, especially within soft tissue or grafting procedures(bone tissue)

mild or nonmalignant in nature

tissue or fluid removed for diagnostic purposes through analysis of the cells in the biopsy material

abnormal stonelike concretion of calcium, cholesterol, mineral salts, or other substances that forms in any part of the body

heat or chemicals used to burn or cut

puncture

juncture where two corresponding parts come together especially referring to the union site of adjacent heart valve cusps

growth of microorganisms in a medium conductive to their development.

removal of tissue by scraping

removal of dead or contaminated tissue and foreign matter from a wound

patient lying on the side

complication of healing in which the surgical wound ruptures or burstes open, superficially or through multiple layers

displacement of a bone in relation to its neighboring tissue especially a joint

back side or back part of the body or individual anatomical structure

fertilized ovum that abnormally implants and develops outside the uterus(such at fallopian tubes, ovary, abdomen, or cervix)

toothless

obstruction of a blood vessel resulting from a clot or foreign substance

visual inspectinon of the body using a fiberoptic scope

removal of contents of a cavity

remove or cut out

in sergury, to display, reveal, or make accessible

rods and pins connected in a lattice to secure bone

hold secure, or fasten in position

indentation or shallow depression

inclamed painful cyst or nodule on the skin caused by bacterial, often staphylococcus, entering along the hair follicle

grafttissue implant from another part of the body or another person

tumor like collection of blood in some part of the body caused by a break in a blood vessel wall usually as a result of trauma

interruption of blood flow or the cessation or arrest of bleeding

therapeutic lack of heat

radiologic means of producing pictures for clinical study of the internal structures and functions of the body,(x-ray, ultrasound, magnetic resonance, or positron emission tomography)

located in the natural position or contained within

to cut open or into

within the groin region

blowing air or gas into a body cavity

professional health care provider's review of data with a written or verbal opinoin

insertion of a tube into a body canal or organ

incision through the flank or abdomen for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes

examination of the larynx with an endoscope

washing

tying off a blood vessel or duct with a suture or soft thin wire

destruction breakdown, dissolution or decomp of cells or substances by specific catalyzing agent

• tissue death
• death of cells or tissue within a living organ or structure

exposed break in a bone, always comsidered compound due to its high risk of infection from the open wounde leading to the fracture. broken bones may protrude through the skin and contaminants or foreign bodies are often embedded in the tissue

inflammation of bone that may remain localized or spread to the marrow, cortex or periosteum, in response to an infecting organism(usually bacterial and pyogenic)

examination by feeling with the hand

diagnostic or therapeutic service provided for the care and treatment of a patient, usually conforming to a specific set of steps or instructions

lying face downward

man-made substitue for a missing body part

extensive surgery

correction of a fracture, dislocation, or hernia to the correct place and alignment, manually or by surgery

cutting out or removing a portion or all of a bone organ or other structure

wire used as a loop to excise a polyp or lesion

narrowing or constriction of a passage

partial or complete dislocation

lying on the back

stabilization of a joint by anchoring

surgical puncture of the chest cavity with a specializzed needle or hollow tubing to aspirate fluid from withinthe pleural space for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons

transverse dissection; to cut across a long axis; cross section

management of patient

enlarged, dialated, or twisted, turning veins

tissue that is nonhuman and harvested from one species and grafted to another. pigskin is the most common xenograft for human skin and is applied to a wound as a temporary closure until a permanent option is found