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CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY TERMS:

ACT

antegrade cold cardioplegia

aorta was cross clamped

aortotomies

arterial limb of the bypass tubing

arteriotomy

atrial appendage

bypass cooling

cardiac index

cardioplegic solution

cardiopulmonary bypass

cold and tepid blood cardioplegia

CoSeal

cross clamp

crystalloid quadriplegia

de-airing maneuvers

endoscopic vein harvesting technique

foreshortened aorta

innominate artery

kinking in the grafts

median sternotomy

Morse sternal retractor

Myo/Wires II

nonpedicled technique

pericardial cradle was created

pericardial well

rewarming

side-biting clamp

sinotubular junction

skin bridging technique (vein harvested using)

sternal saw

sternal wires

Tisseel

BREAST AUGMENTATION/REDUCTION/MASTECTOMY TERMS:

"postage stamp" dissection

areolar graft

areolar margins

axillary tail of Spence

capsular release

clavipectoralis fascia

cookie cutter

de-epithelialized

dog ear (means a flap of tissue left by the doc after surgery)

expander port

inferior pedicles

inferolateral stab incision

inframammary crease

inframammary fold

lighted breast retractor

lines of Langer

loupe magnification

McGhan Style tissue expander

medial and lateral pillars

Mentor adjustable implant

Mentor Siltex contour profile expander

Mentor smooth surface saline inflatable style implant

moistened laparotomy pads

nipple mound

nipple-areolar complex

nipple-areolar reconstruction

poles of the breast

saline implants

silicone gel implants

Siltex Becker 25 tissue expander

skate flap nipple

Skin flaps were raised using traction and countertraction

standard bra

submuscular flap

subpectoral implant

surgical bra

tailor-tacked

tie-over dressing

tissue expander

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