Perioperative care [edit]. Peri-op care is the care that is given before, during and after surgery. It takes place in hospitals, in surgical centers attached to hospitals, in freestanding surgical centers or health care providers' offices. This period is used to prepare the patient both physically and psychologically for the surgical procedure and after surgery.
In clinical terms, often used to describe the portions of the appendicular skeleton (that is, upper extremity, lower extremity). See also: limb, end, pole. extremity. 1. the distal or terminal portion of elongated or pointed structures. 2. limb.
The medical term for expanding or opening wider is. apnea. the medical term for lack of or absence of breathing is. tissue. the medical term for groups of cells with the same function is. cell. the medical term for the basic unit of body structure is. menarche.