Surgical Vocabulary Quiz

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When someone vomits and inhales their own vomit, this is an example of:

A. indigestion

B. GERD

C. aspiration

D. ulcer

A word that mean inside the vein is:

A. intraabdominal

B. intraarterial

C. intravenous

D. intraoptic

A medical term that means “around surgery” or around the time of surgery is:

A. peripan

B. perisurgical

C. perioperative

D. periprocedure

A form of anesthesia is:

A. Local

B. Topical

C. Regional

D. All the above

A medicine that is administered in the lungs is an:

A. injection

B. inhalant

C. syrup

D. tablets

Subcutaneous means:

A. under the skin

B. on top of the skin

C. in between the layers of the skin

electrocautery is:

A. A physical therapy tool

B. A tool that burns skin and tissue and stops bleeding

C. A way to sterilize

Analgesic is a medical term that means

A. surgical procedure

B. medicine that relieves pain

C. medicine that puts you to sleep

If an ear infection is bilateral, what does that mean?

A. one sided

B. underneath

C. on top of

D. two sided

A hemostat is an instrument that:

A. is like a pair of scissors

B. is like a clamp that stops blood flow

C. Is very sharp and can cut skin

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