Ch 32 - key terms from book

Question 1

abdominocentesis?

Answer 1

sampling of free fluid within the peritoneal space

Question 2

anastomosis?

Answer 2

reconnecting (suturing) of bowel after resection of a portion of bowel

Question 3

arthrodesis?

Answer 3

surgical fusing of a joint together such that all motion at the joint is lost

Question 4

capillary refill time?

Answer 4

time required for blood to refill the small capillary beds of the mucous membranes after digital blanching

Question 5

celiotomy?

Answer 5

surgical opening of a coelomic cavity (e.g., the abdominal cavity)

Question 6

cellulitis?

Answer 6

sterile or nonsterile inflammation of the interstitial tissues

Question 7

cystotomy?

Answer 7

incision into the urinary bladder

Question 8

dehiscence?

Answer 8

loss of integrity of the sutured layers of an incision

Question 9

enterotomy?

Answer 9

incision into a small intestinal lumen

Question 10

evisceration?

Answer 10

uncontrolled exposure of organs through an incision as a result of dehiscence or trauma

Question 11

gastrotomy?

Answer 11

incision into the stomach

Question 12

hydrometra?

Answer 12

a condition in which the uterus fills with sterile fluid that causes mild to moderate distention

Question 13

ileus?

Answer 13

functional loss of intestinal motility

Question 14

intussusception?

Answer 14

telescoping of a portion of the bowel into another

Question 15

mucometra?

Answer 15

sterile mucus within the uterus causing mild to moderate distention

Question 16

onychectomy?

Answer 16

removal of a claw and its associated distal phalanx on each digit

Question 17

orchidectomy?

Answer 17

removal of the testicles

Question 18

ostectomy?

Answer 18

removal of a portion of bone

Question 19

osteochondrosis?

Answer 19

abnormally thickened portion of the articular cartilage

Question 20

ovariohysterectomy?

Answer 20

spay; removal of the uterus and the ovaries

Question 21

pseudocyesis?

Answer 21

false pregnancy

Question 22

pyometra?

Answer 22

bacterial infection of the uterus with purulent fluid accumulation

Question 23

seroma?

Answer 23

sterile fluid accumulation beneath an incision after surgery

Question 24

strangulation?

Answer 24

encircling of a tissue with suture or internal structures (such as slipping of bowel into a hernia, or through scar tissue) such that blood supply to the tissue is lost and death of the tissues ensues, unless the tissue is released and blood flow can resume

Question 25

urethrostomy?

Answer 25

surgical formation of a new opening into the urethra to allow urine diversion