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| Both active electrode and return electrode functions are performed at the site of surgery. The two tines of the forceps perform the active and return electrode functions. Only the tissue grasped is included in the electrical circuit. Because the return function is performed by one tine of the forceps, no patient return electrode is needed |
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| Action by which liquid travels along an established path; often used in reference to suture in which infectious fluid travels along the length of the suture strand placed in a wound; also referred to as wicking |
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| A hollow, cylindrical tube that allows for the removal of fluids or air from the body, injection of fluids, removal of obstruction from ducts, or intravascular monitoring; may be plain tipped or may contain a retention balloon. |
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| Another name for neurosurgical sponge; used to protect delicate neutal tissue and to assist with hemostasis. |
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| Prefix or combining form meaning cold |
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| Hollow, cylindrical device that is used to evacuate air and/or fluids from a surgical wound; may be passive or active |
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| Another name for the surgical knife handle on which knife blades are attached |
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| Grooves located on the jaws of surgical instruments that are either longitudinal, cross-hatched, or horizontal |
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| A type of metal that is a combination of carbon, chromium, iron and other metals; most often used in the manufacture of surgical instruments. |
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| Small projections from the tip of the jaw of certain surgical instruments; used to aid in grasping tissue or vessels. |
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| Pertaining to the ureters that exit the kidney and transport urine from the kidney to the bladder. |
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| Pertaining to the urethra, which travels from the bladder to the exterior of the body. |
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| Forcing powder, gas, or vapor into a body cavity |
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| Washing with steam of fluid |
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| Process of enlarging the size of an object with the use of a device such as a microscope. |
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| Monopolar electrocautery in which the electrical circuit completes a path from the generator, to the patient, and the back again to the generator. |
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| Opposing or counteracting force; a force that delays or impedes action |
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