S1 Flashcards
(27 cards)
1
Q
-lysis
A
Breakdown
2
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
3
Q
-megaly
A
Enlargement
4
Q
-rrhage
A
Bursting forth
5
Q
-rrhoea
A
Flow
6
Q
-sclerosis
A
Hardening
7
Q
-stenosis
A
Narrowing
8
Q
-algia
A
Pain
9
Q
-dynia
A
Pain
10
Q
-coele
A
Cavity or space
11
Q
-ectasia
A
Dilation
12
Q
-plegia
A
Paralysis
13
Q
-ptosis
A
Displacement
14
Q
-ptysis
A
Spitting
15
Q
-malacia
A
Softening
16
Q
-centesis
A
Punctuate to remove
17
Q
-desis
A
Fusion
18
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision
19
Q
-stasis
A
Stopping or controlling
20
Q
-stomy
A
New opening for a tube, making a stoma
21
Q
-otomy
A
Process of cutting into
22
Q
-plasty
A
Reshaping or reconstruction
23
Q
-pexy
A
Surgical fixation in one place
24
Q
-rrhaphy
A
Join by suture
25
-plication
Plaiting or folding of a structure onto itself
26
-centesis
Drain with a needle
27
Halsted’s Principles of Surgery
1. Antiseptic technique
2. Sharp anatomic dissection
3. Gentle tissue handling
4. Careful haemostasis (preservation of blood supply)
5. Aviod tension
6. Obliteration of dead space
