glossary of common terms used by our doctors
adipose tissue, cell	Connective tissue made of fat cells in a meshwork of areolar tissue. Cell fat cell.
anesthesia	A state characterized by loss of feeling or sensation. This depression of nerve function is usually the result of pharmacologic action and is induced to allow performance of surgery or other painful procedures.
anterior	Situated near the head or front of the body.
aspiration	Withdrawal of fluid by an aspirator; the method is widely used in hospitals, especially during surgery, to drain the area of the body being operated on and keep it clear of excess blood and other fluids to facilitate visualization of the surgical field
aspirator	An instrument for evacuating fluid by suction
augmentation	To increase in size, amount, degree or severity.
autoclave	A self-locking apparatus for the sterilization of materials by steam under pressure. The autoclave allows steam to flow around each article placed in the chamber. The vapor penetrates cloth or paper used to package the articles being sterilized. Autoclaving is one of the most effective methods for destruction of all types of microorganisms, including spores. The amount of time and degree of temperature necessary for sterilization depend on the articles to be sterilized and whether they are wrapped or left directly exposed to the steam.
autologous	Derived or transferred from the same individual's body
cannula	Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
catheter	Use or insertion of a tubular device into a duct, blood vessel, hollow organ, or body cavity for injecting or withdrawing fluids for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It differs from INTUBATION in that the tube here is used to restore or maintain patency in obstructions
cautery	The application of a caustic substance, a hot instrument, an electric current, or other agent to destroy tissue.
centrifuge	To rotate, in a suitable container, at extremely high speed, to cause the deposition of solids in solution
cerumen	The yellow or brown waxy secretions produced by vestigial apocrine sweat glands in the external ear canal
curette	A surgical instrument that has a scoop, ring, or loop at the tip and is used in performing curettage.
decantation	Separation of solids from liquids by gravity.
DEHP	Diethylhexylpthalate
edema	Excessive amount of watery fluid accumulated in the intercellular spaces, most commonly present in subcutaneous tissue.
ENT	Ear, Nose and Throat
epistaxis	Bleeding from the nose.
ethmoid sinus	Either of two sinuses each of which is situated in a lateral part of the ethmoid bone alongside the nose and consists of ethmoidal air cells
expandacell	Brand name of Shippert Medical's PVA nasal, sinus and ear packing
fat transfer, fat graft, autologous fat transfer	In the 1980s, when the liposuction procedure became more widely available, fat also became much more easily withdrawn from the body. That development allowed more plastic, dermatological and cosmetic surgeons to offer their patients fat transfer for cosmetic reasons. Patients like fat transfer because it is their own tissue and, hence, not subject to rejection by the body and because most dermal fillers are absorbed by the body within three to nine months, making regular injections a continuing expense.                Essentially, the fat transfer procedure harvests fat from one part of the body where an excess exists and then places it in another part of the body where the additional bulk is used for cosmetic and aesthetic purposes. Fat transfer -- which is also known as fat grafting, fat autographs, autologous fat transplantation, fat injecting or microlipoinjections to physicians -- is being used in cosmetic plastic surgery to: smooth and repair aged hands, fill faces, create more shapely buttocks, enlarge breasts, correct deformities.
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
fenestrated	Having one or more openings or pores.
FESS	Fenestrated Ethmoid Sinus Surgery
harvest	To remove tissues or cells from a donor for transplantation
infusion, infiltration	A blocking of nerve conduction to a specific area by an injection of an anesthetic agent
ingrowth	Growing inward.
lipocyte	Cells that store fat. Also adipocyte.
liposuction	Removal of localized subcutaneous fat deposits by suction curettage or blunt cannulization in the cosmetic correction of obesity and other esthetic contour defects. Also known as lipoplasty ("fat modeling"), liposculpture or suction lipectomy ("suction-assisted fat removal") is a cosmetic surgery operation that removes fat from many different sites on the human body. Areas affected can range from the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, to the neck, backs of the arms and elsewhere. The fat is usually removed via a cannula (a hollow tube) and aspirator (a suction device).
Luer Lock	A type of coupler with "threads" that creates tight connection when screwed together. Cannulas, handles, syringes, etc.
mucosa	A type of cell lining found in respiratory systems.
otology	A surgical specialty concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the ear.
posterior	Situated behind.
PVA	poly vinyl alcohol
PVC	poly vinyl chloride
radiopaque	Obstructing the passage of radiant energy, such as x-rays, the representative areas appearing light or white on the exposed film
rhinoplasty	A plastic surgical operation on the nose, either reconstructive, restorative, or cosmetic.
seroma	A collection of serum in the body, producing a tumor like mass
sphenoid	Sinus. One of the paired paranasal sinuses in the body of the sphenoid bone, opening into the uppermost nasal meatus on the same side
Tissu-Trans	Fat transfer/graft equipment line from Shippert Medical
transaxillary	Of, relating to, or located near the axilla.
transumbilical	Of, relating to, or located near the navel.
trocar	A sharp-pointed instrument equipped with a cannula; used to puncture the wall of a body cavity and withdraw fluid or to introduce an endoscope
TUBA	Transumbilical Breast Augmentation
Tumescent	Tumescent liposuction is the precursor of wet liposuction. The surgeon injects a large volume of dilute solution containing a local anesthetic and vasoconstrictor (often lidocaine and epinephrine respectively) directly into the subcutaneous fat to be removed, at a volume of roughly three parts liquid to one part tissue. The technique eliminates the need for general anesthetic, blood products and intravenous fluids.[3] The high volume of fluid creates a space between the muscle and the fatty tissue allowing more room for the cannula. The procedure requires more time than comparable techniques but can provide smoother results.[4] Despite a large total volume of anesthetic injected into the tissue, absorption by the body is spread over 24-36 hours because of the vasoconstrictors used. The procedure was developed in 1985.[5]
turbinate bone	Bone. A nasal concha
tryglycerides	chemical composites inside fat cells