Below, you will find boxes with medical terms that you will encounter and be expected to use during your surgical rotation. We have included these to serve as a launching point for further, deeper learning.
Abnormal touch sensation with no external cause
Surgical removal of the entirety of a tumor without violating its capsule
Skin redness; due to increased blood supply to the area
Tense area of skin with boggy feeling upon palpation
Involuntary tensing of the abdominal wall muscles in response to palpation
Vomiting blood
Passage of blood through the anus; usually with stool or in stool
Thickening and hardening of the soft tissues of the body
Stands for the Latin phrase nil per os meaning “nothing by mouth”
Time period after a meal has been consumed
Abdominal stiffness, often worsens with palpation
Excessive salivation
Partial or total separation of previously approximated wound edges; occurs due to failure of proper wound healing