| hospitalize |
to place in a hospital for medical treatment or surgery. |
| iatrogenic |
caused by a physician or medical treatment, esp. from drugs or surgery. |
| implant |
something planted or established firmly in something else, esp. in living tissue by surgery. [1/3 definitions] |
| incision |
a cut, esp. one made during surgery. [1/3 definitions] |
| inoperable |
not curable or improvable by surgery. [2 definitions] |
| job |
(informal) an operation using plastic surgery, done for the purpose of enhancing appearance. [1/11 definitions] |
| laparoscope |
a medical instrument, inserted in the abdomen by surgery, that is used for viewing the abdominal or pelvic organs. |
| lithotomy |
surgery to remove mineral deposits from the bladder. |
| lobotomy |
surgery involving a cut into or across a lobe of the brain. |
| mastectomy |
the removal of a woman's breast by surgery. |
| microsurgery |
surgery performed under magnification with precision instruments, as in the repair of severed nerves or blood vessels. |
| neurosurgery |
the branch of surgery specializing in the nervous system, esp. the brain and spinal cord. |
| open-heart surgery |
surgery involving diversion of the blood so that the heart can be exposed and repaired. |
| oral surgery |
a branch of dentistry that uses surgery as treatment for certain disorders of the teeth, gums, and jaws. |
| plastic surgery |
surgery to repair, restore, or remodel injured or malformed parts of the body, esp. by transferring tissue from other parts of the body or from another individual. |
| -plasty |
formation, esp. with regard to plastic surgery. |
| postoperative |
done or occurring after surgery. |
| presurgery |
combined form of surgery. |
| recovery room |
a specially equipped and staffed hospital room where patients recovering from anesthesia after surgery can be closely monitored. |
| resection |
the removal of part of a bone or other structure in surgery. |
| rhinoplasty |
plastic surgery on the nose. |