Surgical

Emptying the uterus with a hollow cannula attached to a vacuum machine.

The muscular tube that carries sperm from the epididymis, up through the spermatic cord and inguinal canal, to the ejaculatory duct.

A clamp with light, finely ridged jaws that stops or slows blood flow in a vessel without crushing or tearing its wall.

A tube or patch, synthetic or biologic, sewn in to replace a section of blood vessel, carry blood around a blockage, patch a vessel or make dialysis access.

An intermediate-acting nondepolarizing muscle relaxant given by vein for intubation and to keep the muscles relaxed during surgery.

A hollow, sharp needle with a blunt, spring-loaded stylet inside, used to enter the abdomen and fill it with gas for laparoscopy.

A thin, stretchy silicone strip looped around a vessel, nerve or duct to lift it, hold it aside or briefly block a vessel.

A bipolar instrument that uses current and jaw pressure to fuse the walls of a vessel into a permanent seal; LigaSure is one brand.

Able to kill viruses, or inactivate them so they can no longer infect.

The inner layer of the pleura, a thin membrane that covers the surface of each lung and dips into its fissures.

A clear, thick gel, such as sodium hyaluronate, injected into the eye during surgery to hold space open and protect the tissues.

The nonsterile tower of a surgical robot that holds the light source, camera controls, video processing and energy units.

Surgical removal of all or part of the vitreous humor, the clear jelly that fills the back of the eye.

The clear jelly that fills the back of the eyeball, behind the lens, and holds the eye in shape.

The two folds of tissue inside the larynx that vibrate to make the voice; the true vocal cords, or vocal folds.

An inhaled general anesthetic that is a liquid at room temperature and is turned into vapor by a vaporizer on the anesthesia machine.

The force or pressure that pushes electric current through a circuit, measured in volts.