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chapter 31 medical and surgical root operations definitions

Terms in this set (30)

alteration
modifying the anatomic structure of a body part without affecting the function of the body part
Bypass
Altering the route of passage of the contents of a tubular body part.
change device in
Taking out or off a device from a body part and putting back an identical or simialr device in or on the smae body part without cutting or puncturing the skin or mucous membrane
control procedural bleeding in
stopping or attempting to stop post procedural bleeding
creation
making a new genital structure that does not physically take the place of a body part.
Destruction
Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy force or a destructive agent.
detatchment
Cutting off all or a portion of the upper or lower extremities
Dilation
expanding an orfice or lumen of a tubular body part
Division
Cutting into a body part without draining fluids and/or gases from the body part, in order to separate or transect a body part
drainage
taking or letting out fluids and/or gases from a body part.
excision
cutting out or off, without replacemnt, a portion of a body part
extraction
pulling or stripping out of off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force
extirpation
Taking or cutting out solid matter from a body part
fragemntation
breaking solid matter into pieces
fusion
joining together portions of an articular body part rendering the articular body part imobile
insertion of device in
putting in a nonbiological appliance that monitors, assists performs or prevents a physiological function but does not physically take place of a body part
inspection
visually or manually exploring a body part
Map
locating the route of passage of electrical impulses and/ or locating functional areas in a body part.
occlusion
completely closing an orfice or lumen of a tubular body part
reattachement
putting back in or on all or a portion of a seperated body part to its normal location or other suitable location
release
freeing a body part form an abnormal physical constraint.
removal of device from
taking out or off a device from a body part
repair
restoring to the extent possible, a body part to itsnormal anatomic structure or function
replacement
putting in or on biological or synthetic material that physically takes the place and/or function of all or a portion of a body part
resection
cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part
restriction
partially closing the orfice or lumen of a tubular body
revision of device in
correcting, to the extent possible a portion of a malfunctioning or the position of a displaced device
supplement
putting in or on biologic or synthetic material that physically reinforces and/or augments the function of a portion of a body part
transfer
Moving, without taking out, all or a portion of a body part to another location to take over the function of all or a portion of a body part
transplantation
putting in or on all or aportion of a living body part taken from another individual or animal to physically take the place and/or function of all or a portion of a simialr body part
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