| excavation | | an instrument for direct inspection of the interior of the common bile duct by artifical light |
| cholangitis | | a slender, flexible, hollow or solid, cylindrical instrument for introduction into the urethra or other tubular organ, usually for the purpose of calibrating or dilating constricted areas |
| extraperitoneal | | the surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body; also used to refer to the opening, or stoma, so created |
| duodenum | | the procedure of removing the walls of an antrum |
| biliary | | the sheet of connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone or other tissues |
| borborygmus | | a rumbling noise caused by the propulsion of gas through the intestines |
| esophagojejunostomy | | surgical removal of the lining of an artery |
| choledochoscope | | situated or occurring outside the peritoneal cavity |
| devascularize | | assisting or aiding; a substance that aids another, such as an auxiliary remedy |
| decortication | | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
| cachectic | | the first or proximal portion of the small intestine, extending from the pylorus to the jejunum |
| esophagogastroduodenostomy | | anastomosis between the stomach and small intestine in gastroenterostomy |
| arteriovenous | | the removal of a previously inserted tube |
| cul-de-sac | | inflammation of bile duct |
| diverticulum | | a unit of lengh based on the breadth of one finger |
| adjuvant | | the removal of an organ, a tumor, or another body in such a way that it comes out clean and whole, like a nut from its shell |
| erthematous | | the surgical creation of an opening into the stomach |
| colostomy | | a slough produced by a thermal burn, by a corrosive application, or by gangrene |
| cholecystectomy | | removal of portions of the cortical substance of a structure or organ, as of the brain, kidney, lung, etc. |
| costophrenic | | surgical creation of an artifical passage between the stomach and intestines |
| fistulectomy | | a ridge-like structure |
| enterocolectomy | | resection of the intestines, including the ileum, cecum, and ascending colon |
| carina | | incision into the common bile duct for exploration or removal of a calculus |
| cystostomy | | pertaining to the ribs and diaphragm |
| endothelium | | a benign epithelial tumor in which the cells form recognizable glandular structures or in which the cells are clearly derived from glandular epithelium |
| bougie | | toward the head |
| adenoma | | a scar; the new tissue formed in the healing of a wound |
| exacerbation | | a duct; a general term for a passage with well-defined walls, especially such a channel for the passage of excretions or secretions |
| aponeurosis | | the presence or formation of gallstones |
| esophagogastroduodenoscopy | | the occurrence of calculi in the common bile duct |
| ecchymosis | | the act of hollowing out; a hollowed-out space or pouch-like cavity |
| empyema | | a splitting open |
| dehiscence | | a blind pouch or cecum |
| cicatrix | | accumulation of pus in a cavity of the body |
| fimbriated | | sugical anastomosis between the esophagus and the jejunum |
| cryosurgery | | pertaining to or characterized by asthenia, which is the lack or loss of strength and energy; weakness |
| gastroenteroanastomosis | | the condition of widespread dissemination of cancer through the body; also called carcinosis |
| extravasation | | characterized by erythemia |
| ductus | | a discharge or escape, as of blood, from a vessel into the tissues |
| eschar | | suffering from cachexia-a general lack of nutrition and wasting occurring over the course of a chronic disease or emotional disturbance |
| epiplocele | | fringed |
| enucleation | | excision of a fistulous tract |
| esophagogastrectomy | | a communication between two vessels by collateral channels; an opening created by surgical, traumatic, or pathological means between two normally distinct spaces or organs |
| fingerbreadth | | the elongated, cord-like structure along the posterior border of the testis; spermatozoa are stored in the ducts |
| carcinomatosis | | endoscopic examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
| dermatome | | an instrument for cutting thin skin slices for skin grafts |
| canalization | | a small hemmorrhagic spot in the skin or mucous membrane forming a nonelevated, rounded or irregular, blue or purplish patch |
| extubation | | a circumscribed pouch or sac of variable size occurring normally or created by herniation of the lining mucous membrane through a defect in the muscular coat of a tubular organ |
| epididymis | | the formation of canals, natural or morbid |
| asthenic | | the formation of an opening into the bladder |
| gastroenterostomy | | surgical creation of an anastomosis between the stomach and small intestine in gastroenterostomy |
| anastomosis | | to interrupt the circulation of blood to a part causing obstruction or destruction of the blood vessels supplying it |
| endarterectomy | | both arterial and venous; pertaining to or affecting an artery and a vein |
| cephalad margin | | a hernia that contains omentum |
| areola | | aggravation of symptoms or increase in the severity of a disease |
| cholelithiasis | | of or relating to bile, the bile ducts, or the gallbladder |
| choledochotomy | | excision of the esophagus and stomach, usually the distal portion of the esophagus and the entire stomach |
| choledocholithiasis | | the layer of epithelial cells that lines the cavities of the heart, the blood and lymph vessels, and the serous cavities of the body, originating from the mesoderm |
| antrectomy | | destruction of tissue by the application of extreme cold; utilized in some forms of intracranial and cutaneous surgery |
| gastroduodenostomy | | a circular area in tissue, usually of a color differing from that around it |
