Chpt 2 Suffixes in Surgery ... Surgical Defs
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- appendectomy
- excise vermiform appendix
- arthrocentesis
- pucture a hole in a joint to remove fluid
- colostomy
- surgical creation of a opening b/t the colon & body surface
- phlebotomy
- incision of a vein
- arthrodesis
- surgical fusion of a joint
- neurorrhaphy
- suture of a nerve tissue
- gastropexy
- surgical fixation of the stomach
- rhinoplasty
- plastic repair / surgery of the nose
- osteoclasis
- surgical fracture/refracture of a bone
- enterolysis
- surgical seperation of intestinal adhesions
- lithotripsy
- crushing a bladder stone using ultrasonic waves
- circumcision
- surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis
- germicide
- destroy pathogenic microorganisms
- hemostasis
- stopping escape of blood naturally or artifically
- necrosis
- death of cells or tissue
- triage
- sort out and classify ... determine priority of treatment
- psychiatry
- healing of the mind
- chemotherapy
- treatment of illnes using medication
- excerebration
- process of removal of the brain
- cephalodynia
- pain in the head
- hepatocele
- hernia of the liver
- bronchiextasis
- chronic dilation of one or more bronchi
- polycythemia
-
increase of RBCs in the blood
opposite of enimia - carcinogen
- any substance that causes cancer
- encephalogram
- brain X ray
- cardiograph
- instrument that records electrical activity of the heart
- roentgenography
- X ray films of internal structures of the body
- cholelithiasis
- presence of formation of gallstones
- gastritis
- inflammation of the stomach
- biology
- study of life
- osteomalacia
- softening of bones from a Vit. D deficincy
- hepatomegaly
- enlargement of the liver
- craniometer
- instrument for measuring skulls
- pelvimetry
- measurment of capacity & dia. of the pelvis
- lipoid
- fatlike
- adenoma
- benign skin tumor in which the cells are derived from glandular epithelium
- dermatosis
- any skin disease esp. not characterized by inflammation
- nephropathy
- disease of the kidneys
- leukocytopenia
- reduction in no. of WBCs
- dysphagia
- difficulty swallowing
- aphasia
- loss of power of expression by speech, writing, signs, AND comphrending speech or words
- hemiplegia
- paralysis of one side of the body
- acrophobia
- fear of heights
- hystoroptosis
- downward displacement of the uterus...a prolapsed uterus
- hemorrhage
- escape of blood from a vessel ... excessive bleeding
- menorrhea
- normal menstration
- angiorrhexis
-
rupture of a vessel
esp. a blood vessel - arteriosclerosis
- harding or thickening of the arterial walls of arteries
- otoscopy
- examination of the ear using an otoscope
- blepharospasm
- spasm of the eyelid