Surgical Procedures Vocabulary

noun a scar resulting from the healing of a wound or injury

• The surgeon noted the presence of a cicatrix on the patient's abdomen from a previous surgery.
• She proudly showed off the cicatrix on her arm, telling the story of how she got it.
• I heard he got a cool cicatrix from that crazy stunt he pulled last summer.
• The city's cicatrix from the war could still be seen in the form of abandoned buildings and broken infrastructure.

verb to swell or expand from internal pressure

• The doctor noticed that the patient's abdomen began to distend due to fluid retention.
• I ate so much at the buffet that my stomach started to distend.
• After eating a whole pizza, my belly was totally distended.
• The tension between the two countries continued to distend, leading to fears of potential conflict.

verb past tense of evert, meaning to turn inside out or outward

adjective describing something that has been turned inside out or outward

• The scientist carefully everted the tissue sample to examine its inner layers.
• She everted the sock to show off the fun pattern on the inside.
• He everted the bag to reveal the hidden compartment.
• Her emotions were everted, showing on the outside what she was feeling within.

noun a mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not healed completely and fibrous connective tissue has developed

• The surgeon did an excellent job of stitching up the scar after the operation.
• She showed off her new tattoo, proudly displaying the scar it covered.
• I got this scar from a crazy night out with my friends.
• The scar of betrayal left a lasting mark on their friendship.

noun a small opening or pore on the surface of a plant or animal, through which gases, liquids, or other substances may pass

• The surgeon created a stoma to divert waste away from the damaged portion of the intestine.
• My aunt has a stoma after her surgery to help with digestion.
• I heard that guy had to get a stoma put in after eating some bad street food.
• The company implemented a new system as a stoma to filter out inefficiencies in their operations.

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality (abdominal cavities)

• The abdominal cavities contain vital organs such as the stomach, liver, and intestines.
• I felt a sharp pain in my abdominal cavities after eating too much junk food.
• I need to start doing more sit-ups to tone my abdominal cavities.
• Her laughter echoed through the room, filling the empty abdominal cavities of the once somber atmosphere.