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| ablation |
surgical removal of any part of the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| ablative2 |
of or pertaining to ablation, the surgical removal of a part of the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| anastomosis |
the surgical connection of two hollow organs or organ parts, such as the ends of a severed intestine, to make one organ. [1/2 definitions] |
| angioplasty |
surgical repair of a blood vessel. |
| appendectomy |
surgical removal of the appendix in the lower right-hand side of the abdomen. |
| autopsy |
a superficial and surgical examination of a corpse, usu. to find the cause of death. [1/2 definitions] |
| bariatrics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study of obesity and its medical or surgical treatment. |
| catgut |
a thin, strong cord made of twisted, dried animal intestines, esp. those of sheep, and used for the strings of tennis rackets and certain musical instruments, and as surgical thread. |
| chemosurgery |
the selective removal or destruction of tissue by chemical rather than surgical means. |
| cholecystectomy |
surgical removal of the gall bladder. |
| collodion |
in chemistry, a thick solution of pyroxylin suspended in alcohol and ether, used in producing photographic film, in cementing surgical bandages and sealing wounds, and in engraving and lithography. |
| colostomy |
a surgical opening cut into the colon to allow excretion, usu. made when the rectum is blocked or after surgery for colon cancer. |
| curettage |
the surgical procedure of curetting. |
| curette |
a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or loop and used for scraping a cavity of the body, esp. the uterus, in order to remove dead or unwanted tissue. [1/2 definitions] |
| cystectomy |
the surgical removal of a cyst, or of all or part of a bladder. |
| D and C |
abbreviation of "dilatation and curettage," a surgical procedure in which the cervix is dilated and the uterine lining is scraped with a curette. |
| embolectomy |
the surgical removal of an embolus, usu. from a blood vessel. |
| embryectomy |
the surgical removal of an embryo, esp. of one developing outside the uterus. |
| endoscope |
a long, slender, tubular optical instrument inserted into an inner, hollow body part, such as the lungs or bowel, esp. for examination, diagnosis, or surgical treatment. |
| enterostomy |
a surgical opening made through the abdominal wall into an intestine. |
| fenestration |
an opening in a structure, esp. a surgical opening made in the ear labyrinth to restore hearing. [1/2 definitions] |
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