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
Analgesic is a medical term that means
A. surgical procedure
B. medicine that relieves pain
C. medicine that puts you to sleep
electrocautery is:
A. A physical therapy tool
B. A tool that burns skin and tissue and stops bleeding
C. A way to sterilize
If an ear infection is bilateral, what does that mean?
A. one sided
B. underneath
C. on top of
D. two sided
A word that mean inside the vein is:
A. intraabdominal
B. intraarterial
C. intravenous
D. intraoptic
Subcutaneous means:
A. under the skin
B. on top of the skin
C. in between the layers of the skin
A medicine that is administered in the lungs is an:
A. injection
B. inhalant
C. syrup
D. tablets
A medical term that means “around surgery” or around the time of surgery is:
A. peripan
B. perisurgical
C. perioperative
D. periprocedure
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
A form of anesthesia is:
A. Local
B. Topical
C. Regional
D. All the above