Answers Updated 2026
ScaledAmovementA-
AAnswerATranslationAofAtheAsurgeon'sAnormalAhandAmovementsAonAtheAcontrol
lerAtoAaAmuchAsmallerAscale,AusuallyAinAaA5:1Aratio.
Robotic-assistedAsurgicalA(RAS)AsystemA-
AAnswerAAAdeviceAthatAusesAcomputerAtechnologyAandAsoftwareAtoAcontrolAand
AmanipulateAsurgicalAinstruments
ActiveAelectrodeAmonitoringA(AEM)A-
AAnswerAAAmethodAofAreducingAtheAriskAofApatientAburnsAduringAmonopolarAe
lectrosurgery.AAEMAsystemsAstopAtheAelectricalAcurrentAwheneverAresistanceAisA
highAanywhereAinAtheAcircuit.
ArthroscopyA-AAnswerAEndoscopicAsurgeryAofAaAjoint.
CameraAcontrolAunitA(CCU)A-
AAnswerAeAmainAcontrolAsourceAforAtheAvideoAcamera.ATheAunitAcapturesAvide
oAsignalsAfromAtheAcameraAheadAandAprocessesAthemAforAdisplayAonAtheAima
geAsystem.
CannulaA-
AAnswerAaAslenderAtubeAinsertedAthroughAtheAbodyAwallAandAusedAtoAreceive
AandAstabilizeAtelescopicAinstruments
InsufflationA-
AAnswerAinflationAofAtheAabdominalAorAthoracicAcavityAwithAcarbonAdioxideAga
s
IntravasationA-
AAnswerATheAunintendedAabsorptionAofAirrigationAfluidsAintoAtheAbody.
,PneumoperitoneumA-
AAnswerADistensionAofAtheAabdomenAwithAcarbonAdioxideAgasAduringAlaparosc
opy.AThisAisAnecessaryAtoAvisualizeAtheAsurgicalAanatomy.
ResectoscopeA-
AAnswerAAAsurgicalAendoscopeAthatAhasAtheAcapabilityAofAmorcellationAorAtiss
ueAfragmentation.
WhiteAbalanceA-
AAnswerAAAprocedureAforAadjustingAtheAlightAcolorAofAtheAvideoAcameraAtoAot
herAcomponentsAofAtheAsystem
AbsorbableAsutureA-
AAnswerASutureAmaterialAthatAisAbrokenAdownAandAmetabolizedAbyAtheAbody.
AdhesionA-
AAnswerAAnAabnormalAbandAofAtissueAthatAbindsAabdominalAstructuresAtogeth
er.AAdhesionsAmayAformAasAaAresultAofAinfectionAorAsurgery.
AnastomosisA-
AAnswerAAAconnectionAbetweenAtwoAtubularAorgansAsuchAasAbloodAvessels,Aint
estine,Atubes,AorAducts.AAnAanastomosisAcanAbeAnaturalAorAcreatedAbyAaAsurg
icalAprocedure
ApproximateA-AAnswerAToAbringAtissuesAtogetherAbyAsuturesAorAotherAmeans
BiopsyA-
AAnswerARemovalAofAtissueAforAexaminationAandAinterpretation.AAAbiopsyAisAo
ftenAperformedAtoAruleAoutAmalignancy.
CapillaryAactionA-
AAnswerATheAabilityAofAsutureAmaterialAtoAabsorbAandAwickAfluid
, DehiscenceA-
AAnswerASeparationAofAtheAedgesAofAaAsurgicalAwoundAduringAhealing.
DetachableAsuture:A-AAnswerAAAsuture-
needleAcombinationAinAwhichAtheAsutureAcanAbeAeasilyAremovedAfromAtheAnee
dleAbyApullingAitAsharply.
EviscerationA-
AAnswerATheAdisplacementAofAtissue(s)AoutsideAtheirAnormalAlocationAinAtheAb
ody.AForAexample,AabdominalAeviscerationAinAwhichAabdominalAcontentsAareAdi
splacedAoutAofAtheAbodyAbyAtraumaAtoAtheAabdominalAwall.
FrozenAsectionA-
AAnswerAmethodAusedAtoAflashAfreeze,Aslice,AandAexamineAaAtissueAspecimenA
usingAtheAmicroscope.AThisAprocedureAisAusedAwhenAanAimmediateAdiagnosisAi
sArequired.
HematomaA-AAnswerAAnAabnormalAblood-
filledAspaceAinAtissueAthatApreventsAwoundAhealingAandAmayAresultAinAinfectio
n.
HemostasisA-AAnswerAAbsenceAofAbleeding
InertA-
AAnswerACausingAlittleAorAnoAreactionAinAtissue.AUsedAtoAdescribeAaAmaterial
AusedAinAtheAmanufacturingAofAsutureAorAaAsurgicalAimplant.
InterruptedAsuturesA-
AAnswerAAAtechniqueAofAbringingAtissueAtogetherAbyAplacingAindividualAsuture
sAcloseAtogether.
Non-absorbableAsutureA-
AAnswerASutureAmaterialAthatAresistsAbreakdownAinAtheAbody.