| surgery | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. surgery | the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures.; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School" |
| ~ ligation | (surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery). |
| ~ surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body.; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
| ~ centesis | (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid. |
| ~ drain | tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material. |
| ~ landmark | an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken. |
| ~ stoma | a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ). |
| ~ graft, transplant | (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient. |
| ~ medical science | the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease. |
| ~ amastia | absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect). |
| ~ phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis | thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood. |
| ~ ligate | bind with a bandage or ligature.; "ligate the artery" |
| ~ extirpate | surgically remove (an organ). |
| ~ enucleate | remove (a tumor or eye) from an enveloping sac or cover. |
| ~ exenterate | remove the contents of (an organ). |
| ~ decerebrate | remove the cerebrum from (a human body). |
| ~ maxillofacial | of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla).; "maxillofacial surgery" |
| n. (artifact) | 2. surgery | a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted.; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery" |
| ~ room | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
| ~ britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. operating room, operating theater, operating theatre, or, surgery | a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations.; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic" |
| ~ hospital room | a room in a hospital for the care of patients. |
| n. (act) | 4. operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body.; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
| ~ catheterisation, catheterization | the operation of introducing a catheter into the body. |
| ~ ablation, cutting out, extirpation, excision | surgical removal of a body part or tissue. |
| ~ amputation | a surgical removal of all or part of a limb. |
| ~ angioplasty | an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery. |
| ~ arthroplasty | surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint. |
| ~ arthroscopy | a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision. |
| ~ brain surgery | any surgical procedure involving the brain. |
| ~ castration | surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men).; "bilateral castration results in sterilization" |
| ~ cauterisation, cauterization, cautery | the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing. |
| ~ chemosurgery | use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer. |
| ~ craniotomy | a surgical opening through the skull. |
| ~ cryosurgery | the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers). |
| ~ curettage, curettement | surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette. |
| ~ debridement | surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing. |
| ~ decortication | removal of the outer covering of an organ or part. |
| ~ d and c, dilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage | a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion. |
| ~ electrosurgery | surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery). |
| ~ enterostomy, enterotomy | surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine. |
| ~ enucleation | surgical removal of something without cutting into it.; "the enucleation of the tumor" |
| ~ wrong-site surgery | a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body. |
| ~ evisceration | surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient. |
| ~ exenteration | surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis). |
| ~ eye operation, eye surgery | any surgical procedure involving the eyes. |
| ~ fenestration | surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis. |
| ~ gastrectomy | surgical removal of all or part of the stomach. |
| ~ gastroenterostomy | surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated. |
| ~ gastrostomy | surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage). |
| ~ heart surgery | any surgical procedure involving the heart. |
| ~ haemorrhoidectomy, hemorrhoidectomy | surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them. |
| ~ haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis | surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat). |
| ~ hysterotomy | surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section). |
| ~ implantation | a surgical procedure that places something in the human body.; "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland" |
| ~ surgical incision, incision, section | the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation). |
| ~ intestinal bypass | surgical operation that shortens the small intestine; used in treating obesity. |
| ~ jejunostomy | surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding. |
| ~ major surgery | any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance. |
| ~ microsurgery | surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures. |
| ~ minor surgery | any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance. |
| ~ myotomy | surgical incision or division of a muscle. |
| ~ myringectomy | surgical removal of the eardrum. |
| ~ myringoplasty | surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft. |
| ~ myringotomy | surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear). |
| ~ neurosurgery | any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves). |
| ~ orchiopexy | operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum. |
| ~ osteotomy | surgical sectioning of bone. |
| ~ ostomy | surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes. |
| ~ palatopharyngoplasty, ppp, uppp, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty | surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea). |
| ~ phlebectomy | surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins. |
| ~ photocoagulation | surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina. |
| ~ anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery | surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue. |
| ~ polypectomy | surgical removal of a polyp. |
| ~ resection | surgical removal of part of a structure or organ. |
| ~ rhinotomy | surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus. |
| ~ rhizotomy | surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms. |
| ~ sex-change operation, transsexual surgery | surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex. |
| ~ purse-string operation, shirodkar's operation | a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies. |
| ~ sterilisation, sterilization | the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce). |
| ~ strabotomy | the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus. |
| ~ taxis | the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part. |
| ~ tracheostomy, tracheotomy | a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes. |
| ~ organ transplant, transplantation, transplant | an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient).; "he had a kidney transplant"; "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago" |
| ~ trephination | an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull. |
| ~ tympanoplasty | surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear. |
| ~ uranoplasty | surgical correction of a defect of the palate. |
| ~ suturing | surgical joining of two surfaces. |
| ~ vasovasostomy | a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy. |
| ~ vivisection | the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research). |
| ~ medical procedure | a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners. |
| ~ surgery | the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures.; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School" |
| ~ freeze | anesthetize by cold. |
| ~ suction | empty or clean (a body cavity) by the force of suction.; "suction the uterus in an abortion" |
| ~ decorticate | remove the cortex of (an organ). |
| ~ ablate | remove an organ or bodily structure. |
| ~ hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize | remove the pituitary glands. |
| ~ trepan | cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery. |
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