| A | B |
|---|
| Appendectomy | Surgical removal of the appendix |
| Volvulus | Twisting of the bowel |
| Intussusception | Telescoping of bowel upon itself |
| Adhesions | band of scar tissue that binds to surfaces together |
| Diverticulum | pouchlike herniation through the muscular wall of colon |
| Meckel's Diverticulum | sac protruding from the wall of the ileum |
| Gastrostomy | surgical creation of an opening into the stomach through the abdominl wall |
| Billroth I | subtotal gastrectomy with gastroduodenostomy |
| Billroth II | subtotal gastrectomy with gastrojejunostomy |
| Vagotomy | excision of the vagus nerve |
| Colostomy | creation of a stoma on the abdominal using a section of colon |
| Anastomosis | formation of an opening between two normally separate structures |
| Necrosis | Tissue death |
| Peristalsis | wavelike muscular movements that propels the contents through |
| Viscera | organs of a body cavity |
| Stenosis | Narrowing |
