atraumatic
Causing no damage
Atraumatic describes medical procedures, instruments, or techniques designed to minimize tissue damage.
An atraumatic needle has a blunt tip or smooth edges to avoid tearing.
An atraumatic suture passes through tissue without causing additional injury.
The term appears almost exclusively in clinical contexts: The surgeon used an atraumatic grasper to handle the bowel.
Soft and kind
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
preservation · bloodless · precise · controlled · systematic
Internal organ examination
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
- arthroscopyMinimally invasive joint procedure
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
- minimally invasiveLow-trauma procedural method
keyhole surgery · percutaneous · image-guided · robotic surgery · microsurgery
Medical grasping instrument
- clampDevice for holding tight
- retractorTool exposing surgical field
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- sutureMedical wound closure
hemostat · curette · scissors · gauze · bandage · catheter · speculum · dilator
Restoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- minimal bleedingVery little blood loss
gentle
Soft and kind
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
meticulous · preservation · bloodless · precise · controlled · systematic
endoscopy
Internal organ examination
- laparoscopyMinimally invasive abdominal examination
- arthroscopyMinimally invasive joint procedure
- colonoscopyLarge intestine examination
minimally invasive · keyhole surgery · percutaneous · image-guided · robotic surgery · microsurgery
forceps
Medical grasping instrument
- clampDevice for holding tight
- retractorTool exposing surgical field
- needlePointed implement for sewing
suture · hemostat · curette · scissors · gauze · bandage · catheter · speculum · dilator · probe
healing
Restoration of health
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- minimal bleedingVery little blood loss
atraumatictraumatic
Causing severe emotional damage
traumatizing · damaging · injurious · harmful · lacerating
trauma, traumatic, traumatize, traumatized, traumatizing, traumatology, traumatization, posttraumatic, traumatologist