| ARC-ST | Accreditation Review Council for Educational Programs in Surgical Technology |
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| ASA | acetylsalicylic acid; active systemic anaphylaxis; Adams-Stokes attack; American Society of Anesthes... |
| ASC | acetylsulfanilyl chloride; altered state of consciousness; ambulatory surgical center; American Soci... |
| ASSI | Accurate Surgical and Scientific Instruments |
| AST | allergy serum transfer; angiotensin sensitivity test; anterior spinothalamic tract; antistreptolysin... |
| gynecologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the female genitalia. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| chronic pancreatitis: surgical treatment | <radiology> ERCP findings Surgical procedure, dilated proximal duct sphincterotomy, dilated distal duct distal pancreatectomy, with or without retrograde jejunal drainage, diffuse ductal dilatation Peustow procedure, (chain-of-lakes), sclerosed duct Child procedure (subtotal panc-x) (12 Dec 1998) |
| portacaval shunt, surgical | Surgical portasystemic shunt between the portal vein and inferior vena cava. (12 Dec 1998) |
| portasystemic shunt, surgical | Surgical venous shunt between the portal and systemic circulation to effect decompression of the portal circulation. It is performed primarily in the treatment of bleeding oesophageal varices resulting from portal hypertension. Types of shunt include portacaval, splenorenal, mesocaval, splenocaval, left gastric-caval (coronary-caval), portarenal, umbilicorenal, and umbilicocaval. (12 Dec 1998) |
| haemostasis, surgical | Control of bleeding during or after surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pulmonary surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the lung. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shock, surgical | Shock that occurs during or after surgical operation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| specialties, surgical | Various branches of surgical practice limited to specialised areas. (12 Dec 1998) |
| splenorenal shunt, surgical | Anastomosis of splenic vein to renal vein to relieve portal hypertension. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nonabsorbable surgical suture | Surgical suture material that is relatively unaffected by the biological activities of the body tissues and is therefore permanent unless removed; e.g., stainless steel, silk, cotton, nylon, and other synthetic materials. (05 Mar 2000) |
| decompression, surgical | A surgical operation for the relief of pressure in a body compartment or on a body part. (12 Dec 1998) |
| surgical | <surgery> Of, pertaining to or correctable by surgery. (18 Nov 1997) |
| surgical anaesthesia | Any anaesthesia administered for the purpose of permitting performance of an operative procedure, as differentiated from obstetrical, diagnostic, and therapeutic anaesthesia, loss of sensation with muscle relaxation adequate for an operative procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical anatomy | Applied anatomy in reference to surgical diagnosis and treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surgical appliance | A metal or plastic appliance constructed prior to surgery and used to immobilise or support mucosal, skin, bone, or bone marrow grafts during the postoperative phase. (05 Mar 2000) |