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aeroembolism |
nitrogen or air bubbles in the bloodstream, caused by severe decompression, surgery, or injury, and resulting in severe pain and sometimes convulsions; bends; decompression sickness; caisson disease. |
amputate |
to cut off, especially by surgery. |
amputee |
a person who has lost all or part of a limb or digit as a result of accident or surgery. |
anastomose |
to connect, either by natural branching growth or by surgery (parts of a blood vessel, nerve, or any branching system). |
arthroscopy |
examination of or minor surgery on a joint using an arthroscope. |
azathioprine |
an immunosuppressive that is administered in transplant surgery to prevent rejection of the new organ. |
body part |
a piece of the human body that has been detached, as by surgery or violence. [1/2 definitions] |
colostomy |
a surgical opening cut into the colon to allow excretion, usu. made when the rectum is blocked or after surgery for colon cancer. |
craniotomy |
the act or process of cutting through the skull, as for brain surgery. |
D.D.S. |
abbreviation of "Doctor of Dental Surgery." |
decerebrate |
to separate the brain from the spinal cord of (a person or animal), as by surgery. [1/3 definitions] |
decompression |
the relieving of excess pressure, as in a body cavity, by surgery. [1/2 definitions] |
dissect |
to cut open or apart (a plant or animal) in order to examine or perform surgery on it. [1/2 definitions] |
-ectomy |
removal by surgery; excision. |
electric needle |
a needle through which electricity runs, used in surgery to cauterize tissue. |
ether |
a liquid that makes a person unable to think, feel, or move. Ether burns easily, has a strong smell, and was once used in medicine to make people unconscious during surgery. |
eviscerate |
of an organ, esp. in the abdomen, to protrude through an incision after surgery, because of improper healing or error in technique. [1/3 definitions] |
explore |
in medicine, to investigate, esp. by surgery, in order to diagnose. [1/4 definitions] |
face-lift |
cosmetic surgery performed to tighten facial tissue and improve appearance by eliminating wrinkles and other signs of aging. [1/2 definitions] |
forceps |
a pair of tongs or pincers used in medical procedures, as to grasp and extract tissue or foreign bodies during surgery. |
hepatectomy |
removal of all or part of the liver by surgery. |
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