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SURGICAL TERMS

1. Amputation the removal of a body extremity by trauma, prolonged constriction, orsurgery.

2. Anastomosissurgical union or shunt between ducts, tubes or vessels. It may be end-to-end, end-to-side, side-to-end, or side-to-side.

3. Angioplastythe technique of mechanically widening narrowed or obstructed arteries4. Arthrodesis - surgical connection of adjacent bones so the bones can grow together into

one.

5. Cauterization is the burning of part of a body to remove or close off a part of it in aprocess called cautery, which destroys some tissue, in an attempt to mitigate damage,

remove an undesired growth, or minimize other potential medical harmful possibilities

such as infections, when antibiotics are not available.

6. Centesis - a surgical puncture that removes fluid for diagnostic purposes or to removeexcess fluid from a body part or organ.

7. Craniotomy is a surgical operation in which a bone flap is temporarily removed fromthe skull to access the brain.

8. Curettageis the use of curette to remove tissue by scraping or scooping.9. Debridementremoval of dead, damaged or diseased tissue.10.Disarticulation is the separation of two bones at their joint, either naturally by way of

injury or by a surgeon during amputation.

11.Excision - cutting out an organ, tumor, or other tissue.12.Fistulaan abnormal communication between two hollow viscera, or one hollow viscera

and the skin.

13.Laparoscopy - this is the visual examination of the inside of the abdomen. The surgeonwill use a laparoscope that passes through the small incision in the abdominal wall. It

involves the use of a laparoscope and surgical instruments that will insert into the

abdomen. A laparoscope is used for exploring and examining the inside of the abdomen,

to sample specimens for biopsy and to perform surgical procedures.

14.Laparotomy a surgical procedure involving a large incision through the abdominalwall to gain access into the abdominal cavity.

15.Lobotomy a surgical technique that involves making an incision in the brain's frontallobe, severing several nerve tracts.

16.Mastectomythe surgical removal of one or both breasts, partially or completely.17.Myomectomy the surgical removal of a fibroid tumor (myoma) in the uterine mucular

wall, leaving the uterus intact.

18.Pyeloplasty the surgical reconstruction or revision of the renal pelvis to drain anddecompress the kidney.

19.Skin Grafting transplantation of skin from one site to another to improve function orappearance.

20.Vasectomythe surgical sterilization of a man by interrupting both vas deferens.