Lesson 4 Section 4A Surgical Terminology Flashcards
What is armamentarium?
All equipment used in the practice of medicine
What is an arthroscope?
An instrument inserted into joint cavity to inspect contents
What is an aspirator?
Hollow instrument used to withdraw fluid, especially from body cavities, cysts or joints
What is a bistoury?
Narrow-bladed surgical knife used to open abscesses and make small incisions
What is a curette?
A spoon-shaped instrument used to scrape tissue from body cavities
What is a cystoscope?
An instrument used to view interior of bladder
What is a Diathermy knife?
An electrode-tipped blade used to coagulate tissue or small blood vessels
What is an endoscope?
A slender, tubular instrument used for viewing and examining interior of body parts
What is a float?
An instrument used to file or rasp a horse’s premolar and molar teeth
What is a fluoroscope?
Fluorescent screen on which x-rays may be viewed
What is a Kymograph?
An instrument that measures and records pulse-pressure variations
What is a lancet?
Wide, two edged, pointed surgical knife
What is a surgical snare?
A wire noose used for surgical removal of tumors or polyps by the roots
What is a sphygmograph?
Instrument used for measuring and recording arterial pulse
What is a spirograph?
Instrument used to record tracing of respiratory movements
