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General Surgery Term
Stedman's Medical Transcription Skill Builders Creating Surgical Reports
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abscess formation | a circumscribed collection of purulent exudate appearing in an acute or chronic localized infection |
| Adhesion | The adhering or uniting of 2 surfaces or parts, especially the union of the opposing surfaces of a wound |
| Adipose | fat, fatty; composed of fat cells |
| Allograft | a tissue or organ transplant between genetically nonidentical individual of the same species |
| Antrum, pl antra | any nearly closed cavity |
| apex; apical; apically | The top, end or tip of structure; pertaining to the apex |
| Apgar; Apgar scores | Numeric evaluation of a newborn infant's physical status |
| Aponeurosis, pl. aponeuroses | A fibrinous sheet or flat extended tendon that gives attachment to muscular fibers that serves as the means of origin or insertion of a flat muscle |
| Articular surface | the area where 2 or more structures join or connect to allow motion between parts |
| Asymmetry | lack of proportion between 2 similar parts |
| Atherosclerotic | pertaining to the irregular distributions of lipid deposits in the arteries |
| Autogenous | in transplantation, a graft in which the donor and recipient areas are in the same individual, or to blood that the donor has previously donated, and then receives back usually during surgery |
| Autologous | in transplantation, a graft in which the donor and recipient areas are in the same individual, or to blood that the donor has previously donated, and then receives back usually during surgery |
| Benign | denoting the mild character of an illness or nonmalignant character of a neoplasm |
| biopsy; biopsied, biopsies | process of removing tissue from patients for macroscopic diagnostic examination |
| bolus | masticated morsel of food or other substance ready to be swallowed (e.g. a bolus of barium for radiographic studies) |
| bone graft | osseous tissue used for transplantation |
| C. | abbreviation for Celsius |
| Calcar | syn. cartilaginous spur |
| capsula pl. capsulae | syn capsule |
| Cartilaginous spur | a small projection of cartilage from a structure. Syn calcar |
| Cellulite-type | resembling deposits of fat and fibrous tissue causing widespread shallow dimpling of the overlying skin |
| Celsium | Metric unit of temperature |
| Chronic | referring to a health-related state, lasting a long time |
| Coagulate; coagulated | to clot, to curdle, to change from a liquid to a solid or gel |
| Colorectal | relating to the colon and rectum, or to the entire large bowel |
| Compartment | partitioned off portion of a larger bound space; a separate section or chamber |
| Contracture | static muscle shortening due to tonic spasm or fibrosis; often a result of diminished muscular balance |
| copiously | abundantly; used in great quantities |
| cord structures | any long ropelike structure |
| cremasteric fibers | pertaining to the cremaster muscle |
| crus; pl. crura | a leg, or any anatomical structure resembling a leg |
| cystic | relating to the urinary bladder; also relating to or containing cysts |
| Cytology; cytologic | the study of cells; pertaining to the study of cells |
| descensus | falling away from a higher position |
| diffuse | to disseminate; to spread about |
| dissect; dissection | to cut apart or separate the tissues of the body for study |
| Dosimetry calculation | measurement of radiation exposure or dosage |
| edematous | marked by an accumulation of an excessive (i.e. nonphysiologic) amount of a watery substance |
| effusion | escape of fluid from blood vessels or lymphatics into the tissues or into a cavity |
| encapsulate | to enclose in a capsule or sheath |
| endoscopic | pertaining to an examination of the interior of a canal or hallow viscus by means of endoscope |
| erythema | an area of redness due to capillary dilatation |
| evacuate | to empty |
| excise; excised; excision | to cut out; surgical removal of a structure or organ in whole or in part |
| excoriation | a scratch mark; a linear break in the skin surface, usually covered with blood or serous fluid |
| extracorporeal | outside, or unrelated to, the body or any anatomic corpus |
| fascial | relating to any fascia |
| fibrofatty | composed of fibrous and adipose tissue |
| fibroid | resembling fibrous tissue |
| fibrous tissue | composed of or containing fibroblasts, and also the fibrils and fibers of connective tissue formed by such cells |
| fingerbreadth; pl. fingerbreadths | measurement of space about the width of one finger |
| fixate; fixated, fixation | to firmly attach or set; the condition of being firmly attached or set |
| flap | vascularized tissue for transplantation |
| flexor | any muscle that flexes a joint |
| fluoroscopic | pertaining to the examination of the tissues and deep structures of the body by x-ray penetration |
| frozen section | a thick slice of tissue cut from a frozen specimen, often for rapid microscopic diagnosis |
| full-thickness resection | full thickness of mucosa and submucosa or of skin and subcutaneous tissue |
| fundus | the bottom or lowest part of a sac or hollow organ |
| fusion | union as by joining together |
| graft | any tissue or organ for transplantation |
| hemorrhoid; hemorrhoidal | varicosity of external anal veins |
| hemostasis | the arrest of bleeding or circulation in a part |
| Hertz (Hz) | unit of sound frequency |
| hot biopsy | surgical investigative procedure using an electrical apparatus with a probing stylette, a cannula, & some type of electrocautery; sometimes also used to describe a type of forceps used in such procedures |
| hydrocele | collection of serous fluid in a sacculated cavity such as the testis or along the spermatic cord |
| imbricate; imbricated, imbrication | to overlap like shingles; the operative overlapping of layers of tissue in the closure of wounds or the repair of defects |
| infiltrate, infiltrated, infiltrating | to permeate or penetrate into a substance, cell or tissue; the act of permeating or penetrating into a substance, cell, or tissue |
| intraoperative radiograph | an x-ray image made during surgery or an operation |
| isolate | to separate; to set apart from others |
| lesioning | the act of creating a pathologic change in tissues, often used to treat chronic pain |
| line of demarcation | a line that indicates a boundary or border |
| linear erosion | wearing away along a line, by friction or pressure |
| lipoma | a benign tumor or mass of immature adipose (fatty) tissue |
| lumen | the interior channel of a tubular structure |
| malignant | having destructive properties & invasive growth; frequently fatal |
| meatus | the exterior opening of channel; urethral opening at the tip of the penis |
| meconium | the 1st intestinal discharge of the newborn infant |
| meniscus, pl. menisci | crescent-shaped structure |
| milliliter (mL) | metric unit of measurement |
| mucosa | mucous tissue lining various tubular structures; mucous membrane |
| musculocutaneous | syn myocutaneous relating to both muscle and skin |
| myocutaneous | syn. musculocutaneous relating to both muscle and skin |
| naris, pl. nares | nostril |
| naval, syn umbilicus | the pit in the center of the abdominal wall marking the site where the umbilical cord entered in the fetus |
| nonunion | failure of a fractured bone to heal normally |
| oropharyngeal | pertaining to the mouth & throat |
| orotracheal | through the mouth into the trachea |
| osteophyma | syn osteophyte, a bony outgrowth or protuberance |
| osteophyte | syn osteophyma, a bony outgrowth or protuberance |
| packed blood cells | whole blood from which plasma has been removed |
| pedicle | syn. peduncle-constricted portion of stalk, stalk that attaches a non sessile tumor to normal tissue |
| peduncle | syn. pedicle-constricted portion of stalk, stalk that attaches a non sessile tumor to normal tissue |
| pedunculated | having a stalk or peduncle |
| phlegm | excessive amounts of oral mucus |
| plantar | relating to the sole of the feet |
| port, portal | an entry into the body, organ, or tissue |
| posttraumatic | occuring after trauma |
| projection | a pushing out; as an outgrowth, a protuberance |
| prophylactic; prophylactically | preventive measure, i.e. disease prevention |
| prostatic bed | the base of the prostate gland |
| prostatic chips | small pieces of the prostate gland |
| purulent material | matter containing, consisting or, or forming pus |
| radiation oncologist | a medical doctor specializing in the use of ionizing radiation in the treatment of disease |
| reapproximate, reapproximated, reapproximating | to bring close together again, to reattach |
| recalcitrant | not responsive to treatment |
| reconstructive | to rebuild or re-create |
| refractory | resistant to treatment or stimulation |
| resect; resected; resection | syn. excise to cut off; to excise a segment or a part |
| excise, excised, excision | syn resect to cut off; to excise a segment or a part |
| retract, retracted, retraction | to shorten; to pull back |
| retrograde fashion | moving backward; opposite of antegrade fashion |
| scleral adhesions | adhesions involving the sclera of the eye |
| sedation | the act of calming, especially with the administration of a sedative |
| sheath | any enveloping structure, such as the membranous covering of a muscle, tendon, or nerve |
| skeletonize; skeletonized; skeletonization | to excise tissue down to the skeletal layer |
| S/P, SP abbreviation for status post | refers to a patient's state or condition after an event |
| specimen | a small part or sample of a substance or material obtained for testing |
| spermatocele | cyst of the epididymis containing sperm |
| stenotic | pertaining to a narrowing |
| subcutaneous; subcutaneously | pertaining to area beneath the dermal layers of the skin |
| subcutaneous tissue | layers beneath the dermal layers of the skin |
| transfuse; transfused; transfusion | to transfer blood or blood component from 1 person to another; to administer a patient's stored blood |
| transurethral | through the urethra |
| undermine; undermined | to remove from beneath; to remove tissue from under a structure |
| vaginal cuff | the portion of the vaginal vault remaining open to the peritoneum following hysterectomy |
| vault | any body part or area resembing an arched roof or dome |
| volt | unit of electromotive force |
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