Flashcards in S1 Deck (27)
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1
Q
-lysis
A
Breakdown
2
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
3
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-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
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-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
Q
-plication
A
Plaiting or folding of a structure onto itself
26
Q
-centesis
A
Drain with a needle
27
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Halsted’s Principles of Surgery
A
- Antiseptic technique
- Sharp anatomic dissection
- Gentle tissue handling
- Careful haemostasis (preservation of blood supply)
- Aviod tension
- Obliteration of dead space
