Anatomical Terms

toward the front of the body

toward the back of the body

situated on the same side

Situated on the opposite side

marginal, away form the center

pertaining to the organs within a cavity

the longitudinal plane dividing the opera body from the lower

dividing the upper and the lower body

within

around

middle/intermediate

below/under

before/in front of

to look inside

blood pressure to high

blood pressure to low

space before the colon

cutting into

• examination by visualization of the inside
• ex- laparoscopy

restorative/reconstructive procedure

surgical removal (of appendectomy)

inflammation/infection

surgical procedure to gather up tissue

surgical reposition and fixation

surgically freeing up an organ from it's adjoining structures

total surgical remove of an organ or structure

to turn inside out

to turn outside in

general for freeing

surgical joining of two hollow organs or structures with sutures or clips

putting in extra sutures

ligature, to tie off (usually blood vessels)

an operation performed to relieve symptoms rather than to cure them

accumulation of fluids from previous blood vessels or lymphatic vessels between tissue layers

standstill of a flow of blood

escape of blood out of the vessels

a flat circumscripted lesion of tissue

a deeper circumscripted lesion of tissue

disconnection of tissue of an organ or structure

death of tissue

a fatty layer under the skin

a later of firm connective tissue that covers muscles

a thin shining membranous lining of abdominal cavity beneath posterior fascia

means a duplication of peritoneum to fix bowels at the dorsal abdominal wall and where blood take course

towards the tall end of the long axis

place mesh under abdominal wall

place mesh within abdominal wall

place mesh on top of abdominal wall

thin membrane that lines the abdominal and pelvic cavities, and covers most abdominal viscera