Surgical terminology

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"Get ahead in the operating room with our comprehensive guide to medical terms for surgery! From incisions to sutures, our pin will help you navigate the complex language of surgical procedures with ease. Whether you're a medical student, nurse, or healthcare professional, this pin is an essential resource. Save it now and be fully prepared for any surgical setting!"

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Basic Surgical Terms

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Medical terminology can be a lot to learn. However, building a substantial medical vocabulary will help with your studies of disease processes and also help with learning basic skills. Suffixes are placed at the end of a word root or word part to modify or vary the meaning. Suffixes can indicate a condition, disease or a procedure. Follow our medical terminology series at #studentnurse #nursingschool #nursingstudent #nurse #medicalterminology #nursecepts #spinkaseth467

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Types of Sutures #nursingstudent #nurse #resources - Image Credits: Will Kelly, NP | Practical Application of Nursing Education

-tomy = surgeon cuts something -ectomy = surgeon cut something out -ostomy = surgeon made an opening -plasty = changed the shape of something -pexy = surgeon moved the organ to the right place -rraphy = surgeon sewed something up -desis = surgeon made two things stick together

First off, Surgical Technologists are called many things. I did not realize this when I started my program. Since then I have heard them be referred to as many different names. Scrub tech. Surgery …