General Surgery I
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| anastomosis |  surgical connection of two tubular structures, such as two pieces of the intestine |
| bulbocavernosus | muscle that constricts the vagina ina female and the urethra in a male |
| bulbourethral gland | rounded mass of the urethra |
| calculus | concretion of mineral salts, also called a stone |
| calycoplasty | surgical reconstruction of a recess of the renal pelvis |
| calyx | recess of the renal pelvis |
| cavernosa-corpus spongiosum shunt | creation of a connection between a cavity of the penis and the urethra |
| cavernosa-glans penis fistulization | creation of a connection between a cavity of the penis and the glans penis, which overlaps the penis cavity |
| cavernosa-saphenous vein shunt | creation of a connection between the cavity of the penis and the vein |
| cavernosometry | measurement of the pressure in a cavity |
| cholangiography | radiographic recording of the bile ducts |
| chole- | prefix meaning bile |
| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
| cholecystoenterostomy | creation of a connection between the gallbladder and the intestine |
| chordee | conditon resulting in the penis' being bent downward |
| colonoscopy | fiberscopic examination of the entire colon that may include part of the terminal ileum |
| colostomy | artificial opening between the colon and the abdominal wall |
| corpora cavernosa | the two cavities of the penis |
| cystolithectomy | removal of a calculus (stone) from the urinary bladder |
| cystolithotomy | cystolithectomy |
| cystometrogram (CMG) | measurement of the pressures and capacity of the urinary bladder |
| cystoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the bladder |
| cystorrhaphy | suture of the bladder |
| cystoscopy | use of a scope to view the bladder |
| cystostomy | surgical creation of an opening into the bladder |
| cystotomy | incision into the bladder |
| cystourethroplasty | surgical reconstruction of the bladdera and urethra |
| cystourethroscopy | use of a scope to view the bladder and urethra |
| diaphragm | muscular wall that seperates the throacic and abdominal cavities |
| diaphragmatic hernia | hernia of the diaphragm |
| electrodesiccation | destruction of a lesion by the use of electric current radiated through a neddle |
| endopyelotomy | procedure involving the bladder and ureters, including the insertion of a stent |
| enterocystoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the small intestine after the removal of a cyst and usually including a bowel anastomosis |
| epididymectomy | surgical removal of the epididymis |
| epididymis | tube located at the top of the testes that store sperm |
| epididymovasostomy | creation of a new connection between the vas deferens and epididymis |
| eventration | protrusion of the bowel through the vicera of the abdomen |
| evisceration | pulling the visvera outside of the body through an incision |
| exstrophy | condition in which an organ in turned inside out |
| fulguration | use of electric current to destry tissue |
| fundoplasty | repair of the bottom of an organ or muscle |
| gastro- | prefix meaning stomach |
| gastrointestinal | pertaining to the stomach and the intestine |
| gastroplasty | operation on the stomach for repair or reconfiguration |
| gastrostomy | artifical opening between the stomach and the abdominal wall |
| gloss(o)- | prefix meaning tongue |
| hepta(o)- | prefix meanig liver |
| hernia | organ or tissue protruding through the wall or cavity that usually contains it |
| hydrocele | sac of fluid |
| hypospadias | congenital deformity of the urethra in which the urethral opening is on the underside of the penis rather than at the end |
| ileostomy | artificial opening between the ileum and the abdominal wall |
| imbrication | overlapping |
| incarcerated | regarding hernias, a constricted, irreducible hernia that may cause obstruction of an intestine |
| jejunostomy | artificial opening between the jejunum and the abdominal wall |
| Kock pouch | surgical creation of a urinary bladder from a sement of the ileum |
| laparoscopy | exploration of the abdomen and pelvic cavities using a scope placed through a small incision in the abdominal wall |
| litholapaxy | lithotripsy |
| lithotomy | incision into an organ or a duct for the purpose of removing a stone |
| lithotripsy | crushing of a gallbladder or urinary bladder stone followed by irrigation to wash the fragment out |
| lymphadenectomy | excision of a lymph node or nodes |
| marsupialization | surgical procedure that creates an exterior pouch from an internal abscess |
| meatotomy | surgical enlargement of an opening of the urinary meatus |
| mediatinoscopy | use of an endoscope inserted through a small incision to view the mediastinum |
| mediastinotomy | cutting into the mediastinum |
| mediastinum | area between the lungs that contains the heart, aorts, trachea, lymph nodes, thymus gland, esophagus, and bronchial tubes |
| nephrectomy, paraperitoneal | kidney transplant |
| nephro- | prefix meaning kidney |
| nephrocutaneous | a channel from the kidney to the skin |
| nephrolithotomy | removal of a kidney stone through an incision made into the kidney |
| nephrorrhaphy | suturing of the kidney |
| nephrostolithotomy | creation of an artificial channel to the kidney |
| nephrostolithotomy, percutaneous | procedure to establish an artificial channel between the skin and the kidney |
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