ablation

en-noun

ablation (countable and uncountable, plural ablations)

From Late Middle English ablacioun (“removal”), from Late Latin ablātiō (“a taking away”), from auferō (“to take away, carry off, withdraw, remove”) + -tiō (“-tion”, nominal suffix); equivalent to ablate + -ion. Doublet of ablatio. Compare French ablation.

af

(surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation.


accipiter

(medicine, surgery) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the claw of a hawk.


PI

en-noun

PI (countable and uncountable, plural PIs)

penile inversion
penile inversion#English

(surgery) Initialism of penile inversion.


grafting

(surgery) The transplanting of a portion of flesh, hair or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.


graft

graft (countable and uncountable, plural grafts)

From Middle English graffe, from Old French greffe (“stylus”), from Latin graphium (“stylus”), from Ancient Greek γραφείον (grapheíon), from γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”); probably akin to English carve. So named from the resemblance of a scion or shoot to a pointed pencil. Doublet of graphium. Compare graphic, grammar.

(surgery, countable) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.


graft

en-verb

graft (third-person singular simple present grafts, present participle grafting, simple past and past participle grafted)

grafts (present singular third-person)
grafting (participle present)
grafted (participle past)
grafted (past)

(transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.


burn

burn (third-person singular simple present burns, present participle burning, simple past and past participle burned or (mostly Commonwealth) burnt or (obsolete) brent)

burns (present singular third-person)
burning (participle present)
burned (participle past)
burned (past)
burnt (Commonwealth participle past)
burnt (Commonwealth past)
brent (obsolete participle past)
brent (obsolete past)
burn (infinitive)

Sranan Tongo: bron

Aukan: boon

From Middle English bernen, birnen, from Old English birnan (“to burn”), metathesis from Proto-West Germanic *brinnan, from Proto-Germanic *brinnaną (“to burn”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw-, present stem from *bʰrewh₁-. Doublet of brew.
See also Middle Irish brennim (“drink up”), bruinnim (“bubble up”); also Middle Irish bréo (“flame”), Albanian burth (“Cyclamen hederifolium, mouth burning”), Sanskrit भुरति (bhurati, “moves quickly, twitches, fidgets”). More at brew.

verbranden

chemistry: to cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent


recession

en-noun

recession (countable and uncountable, plural recessions)

Borrowed from Latin recessiō, from recēdō (“recede, retreat”), from re- (“back”) + cēdō (“to go”).

Bilateral medial rectus muscle recession when angle is stable. Controversy exists regarding optimal timing of surgery. If greater than 40 prism diopter esotropia, some recommend bimedial recession with resection of one lateral rectus muscle.

2011, George L. Spaeth, Helen Danesh-Meyer, Ivan Goldberg, Ophthalmic Surgery: Principles and Practice E-Book, page 467:

(surgery) A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.


ride

en-verb

ride (third-person singular simple present rides, present participle riding, simple past rode or (obsolete) rade or (obsolete) rid, past participle ridden or (now colloquial and nonstandard) rode)

rides (present singular third-person)
riding (participle present)
rode (past)
rade (obsolete past)
rid (obsolete past)
ridden (participle past)
rode (colloquial nonstandard participle past)

From Middle English riden, from Old English rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *rīdan, from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH-.
Cognates:
From Proto-Germanic: North Frisian ride (“to ride”), Saterland Frisian riede (“to ride”), West Frisian ride (“to ride”), Low German rieden (“to ride”), Dutch rijden (“to ride”), German reiten (“to ride”), Danish ride (“to ride”), Swedish rida (“to ride”).
From Indo-European: Welsh rhwyddhau (“to hurry”).

set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the Devil

(surgery) To overlap (each other); said of bones or fractured fragments.


tail

Sranan Tongo: tere

From Middle English tail, tayl, teil, from Old English tæġl (“tail”), from Proto-West Germanic *tagl, from Proto-Germanic *taglą (“hair, fiber; hair of a tail”), from Proto-Indo-European *doḱ- (“hair of the tail”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to tear, fray, shred”). Cognate with Scots tail (“tail”), Saterland Frisian Tail (“tail, end”), West Frisian teil (“tail”), Dutch teil (“tail, haulm, blade”), Low German Tagel (“twisted scourge, whip of thongs and ropes; end of a rope”), German Zagel (“tail”), dialectal Danish tavl (“hair of the tail”), Swedish tagel (“hair of the tail, horsehair”), Norwegian tagl (“tail”), Icelandic tagl (“tail, horsetail, ponytail”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐌻 (tagl, “hair”). In some senses, apparently by a generalization of the usual opposition between head and tail.

cog

have the world by the tail on a downhill pull

mackerel sky and mare's-tails make lofty ships carry low sails

mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails

the cow knows not the worth of its tail till it loses it

trust someone as far as one could fling a bull by the tail

(surgery) A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; called also tailing.


staff

en-noun

staff (countable and uncountable, plural staffs or staves or staff)

staffs (plural)
staves (plural)
staff (plural)

Token (railway signalling)#Staff and ticket

→ French: staff

→ Italian: staff

→ Japanese: スタッフ (sutaffu)

→ Korean: 스태프 (seutaepeu)

→ Malay: staf

→ Portuguese: stafe

→ Spanish: staff

From Middle English staf, from Old English stæf (“letter of the alphabet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stab, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. Cognate with Dutch staf, German Stab, Swedish stav.
Sense of "group of military officers that assists a commander" and similar meanings, attested from 1702, is influenced by or is even from German Stab.

inh

(surgery) The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder.


snare

From Middle English snare, from Old English snearu, sneare (“a string; cord”), from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ (“a sling; loop; noose”). Cognate with Old Norse snara. Also related to German Schnur and Dutch snaar, snoer.

(surgery) A similar looped instrument formerly used to remove tumours etc.


chandelier

/ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪə(ɹ)/

/ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪɚ/

Borrowed from French chandelier, from Latin candelabrum, from candela (“a candle”). Doublet of candelabrum. See also candle.

not the brightest bulb in the chandelier

(surgery) An endoilluminator used in eye surgery.


cup

en-verb

cup (third-person singular simple present cups, present participle cupping, simple past and past participle cupped)

cups (present singular third-person)
cupping (participle present)
cupped (participle past)
cupped (past)

From Middle English cuppe, coppe, from the merger of Old English cuppe (“cup”) and Old English copp (“cup, vessel”).
Old English cuppe is a borrowing from Late Latin cuppa, itself of obscure origin, but probably from earlier Latin cūpa (“tub, cask”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”). Old English copp, however, is from Proto-West Germanic *kopp (“round object, bowl, vessel, knoll, summit, crown of the head”), from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to bend, curve, arch”) (whence also obsolete English cop (“top, summit, crown of the head”), German Kopf (“top, head”)).
The Middle English word was further reinforced by Anglo-Norman cupe and Old French cope, coupe, from Latin cuppa. Compare also Saterland Frisian Kop (“cup”), West Frisian kop (“cup”), Dutch kop (“cup”), German Low German Koppke, Köppke (“cup”), Danish kop (“cup”), Swedish kopp (“cup”). Doublet of coupe, hive, and keeve.

unk

obscure

cog

(transitive, surgery, archaic) To apply a cup or cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.


crotchet

/ˈkɹɑt͡ʃ.ɪt/

From Middle English crochet, from Old French crochet (“small hook”), from croc + -et (diminutive suffix), from Old Norse krókr (“hook”). The musical note was named so because of a small hook on its stem in black notation (in modern notation this hook is on the quaver/eighth note). Doublet of crochet, crocket, and croquet.

doublet

Either Doctor Denman or an old Woman would have waited—but since the horrid death-doing Crotchet has been found out, & its use permitted—Oh! many & many a Life has been flung away.

1797 September 1, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana:

(surgery, now chiefly historical) A hook-shaped instrument, especially as used in obstetric surgery.


obliterate

en-verb

obliterate (third-person singular simple present obliterates, present participle obliterating, simple past and past participle obliterated)

obliterates (present singular third-person)
obliterating (participle present)
obliterated (participle past)
obliterated (past)
obliterate (infinitive)

/əˈblɪtəˌɹeɪt/

PIE word
 *h₁epi
Learned borrowing from Latin obliterātus, oblitterātus (“having been blotted out, effaced, erased; having been forgotten”) + English -ate (suffix meaning ‘to act in [the specified manner]’ forming verbs, and ‘characterized by [the specified thing]’ forming adjectives). Obliterātus and oblitterātus are respectively the perfect passive participles of obliterō and oblitterō (“to blot out, efface, erase, obliterate; to cause to be forgotten”), probably either:
* from ob- (prefix meaning ‘against; towards’) + littera (“letter of the alphabet; (metonymically) handwriting”) (further etymology unknown); or
* from oblītus (“disregarded, neglected; forgotten”), influenced by littera. Oblītus is the perfect passive participle of oblinō (“to daub over, besmear”), from ob- + possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“not heavy, light; brief; swift”).
cognates
* Catalan obliterar (“to erase; to cancel (a stamp); to close up or fill (a body cavity, vessel, etc.)”)
* Middle French oblitérer (modern French oblitérer (“to cause (memories) to fade; to block, obstruct; to cancel (a stamp, ticket, etc.) so it cannot be reused”))
* Portuguese obliterar (“to destroy completely; to erase”)
* Spanish obliterar (“to destroy completely; to erase”)

obliterar

to impair the function and/or structure of (a body cavity, vessel, etc.) by ablating or occluding it

In the developing embryo the foregut is surrounded by a group of vascular structures of bilateral distribution connected with the branchial arches. Portions of these arches are obliterated to form the normally described aorta and great vessels. The ultimate persistence of only one main vascular arch, the left, as the aorta, permits the trachea and oesophagus to lie freely to its right side.

1959 September, F. Ronald Edwards, “Vascular Compression of the Trachea and Oesophagus”, in N[orman] R[upert] Barrett, J[ohn] G[uyett] Scadding, editors, Thorax, volume XIV, number 3, London: British Medical Association, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, →PMID, page 187, column 1:

The pleural sac was obliterated by firm fibrous adhesions over the right upper lobe.

1959 December, R. H. Elphinstone, R. G. Spector, “Sarcoma of the Pulmonary Artery”, in N[orman] R[upert] Barrett, J[ohn] G[uyett] Scadding, editors, Thorax, volume XIV, number 4, London: British Medical Association, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, →PMID, page 335, column 1:

Compression of an aneurysm of the left carotid artery should obliterate only the pulses of the distribution of this artery, not those of the femoral arteries. If the mass is an aneurysm of the right common carotid artery, manual compression should obliterate the distribution of this vessel and, because of its location, may also obliterate the vessels of the right arm. However, femoral pulsations should be preserved.

1974 July, Ira W. DuBrow, Sheldon O. Burman, Decio O. Elias, Alois R. Hastreiter, Raymond J. Pietras, “Aortic Arch in the Neck”, in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, volume 68, number 1, [St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby?], →DOI, →ISSN, →PMID, page 27, column 1:

(biology, pathology, surgery, chiefly passive voice) To impair the function and/or structure of (a body cavity, vessel, etc.) by ablating or occluding it (in the latter case, chiefly by filling it with tissue).


eviscerate

en-verb

eviscerate (third-person singular simple present eviscerates, present participle eviscerating, simple past and past participle eviscerated)

eviscerates (present singular third-person)
eviscerating (participle present)
eviscerated (participle past)
eviscerated (past)

/ɪˈvɪsəˌɹeɪt/

From Latin ēviscerātus, past participle of ēviscerāre (“to disembowel”), from e- (“out”) + viscera (“bowels”).

(transitive, surgery) To remove a bodily organ or its contents.


section

From Middle English seccioun, from Old French section, from Latin sectiō (“cutting, cutting off, excision, amputation of diseased parts of the body, etc.”), from sectus, past participle of secāre (“to cut”). More at saw.

разрэ́з

surgery: incision or the act of making an incision

(surgery) An incision or the act of making an incision.

They had planned to go into my section scar but the surgeon didnʼt think he could see well enough.

2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 143:

Caesarean section
Caesarean section#English

(surgery, colloquial) Short for Caesarean section.


style

en-noun

style (countable and uncountable, plural styles)

→ Finnish: staili

→ Scottish Gaelic: stoidhle

→ Iban: stail

→ Japanese: スタイル (sutairu)

→ Korean: 스타일 (seutail)

→ Malay: stail

→ Portuguese: style

→ Swahili: staili

The noun is derived from Middle English stile, stel, stele, stiel, stiele, stil, still, stille, styele, style, styill, styll, styyl (“writing tool, stylus; piece of written work; characteristic mode of expression, particularly one regarded as high quality; demeanour, manner, way of life; person's designation or title; stem of a plant; period of time”), from Old French style, estile, stil, stile (modern French style), or from Medieval Latin stylus, both from Latin stilus (“pointed instrument, pale, spike, stake; writing tool, stylus; act of setting down in writing, composition; characteristic mode of expression, style; stem of a plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp; to pierce, prick, puncture, stab; to goad”). Doublet of stylus.
The English word is cognate with Catalan estil (“engraving tool, stylus; gnomon; manner of doing something, style; fashionable skill, grace”), German Stiel (“handle; stalk”), Italian stilo (“needle, stylus; fountain pen; beam; gnomon; part of pistil, style”), Occitan estil, Portuguese estilo (“writing tool, stylus; manner of doing something, style”), Spanish estilo (“writing tool, stylus; manner of doing something, style; fashionable skill, grace; part of pistil, style”).
The verb is derived from the noun.

styl

manner of expression in writing or speech

styl

manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art

Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.

(surgery) A kind of surgical instrument with a blunt point, used for exploration.


frenuloplasty

(surgery) Plastic surgery of the frenulum.


castration

en-noun

castration (countable and uncountable, plural castrations)

Castration of bulls was a socialization process that turned a bull into an ox; in this transformation something wild became something very useful; nature became culture.

1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 125:

The harlots' harmony echos within our cave of castration
Accenting the weeps from the men remade as women; stripped of their appendages
Probed and beaten
A cult of deviant savages seducing bastards in the darkness

2019, “A Rape of Sirens”, performed by Infant Annihilator, Alex Terrible:

(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.

ഷണ്ഡീകരണം

ṣaṇḍīkaraṇaṁ


reverse

From Middle English revers, from Anglo-Norman revers, Middle French revers, and their source, Latin reversus, perfect passive participle of reversō, from re- + versō. Doublet of revers.

(surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.


shunt

en-verb

shunt (third-person singular simple present shunts, present participle shunting, simple past and past participle shunted)

shunts (present singular third-person)
shunting (participle present)
shunted (participle past)
shunted (past)

From Middle English shunten, schunten, schonten, schounten, shont, shonte, shount, shounten, shunte (“to move rapidly or suddenly, jerk; to swerve, turn away; to avoid, dodge, escape, evade”), either:
* possibly a back-formation from Middle English shǒnen (“to decline to do, refuse; to abandon, forsake; to disdain, dislike, hate; to avoid, escape; to be afraid, fear; to be wary of”), from Old English sċunian, sċyniġan; see shun. Or
* an alteration of Middle English shunden, *schunden, *schinden, from Old English sċyndan, sċendan (“to hasten, hurry”) (as in āsċyndan (“to remove, take away”), from Proto-West Germanic *skundijan, from Proto-Germanic *skundijaną (“to compel, drive, push; to accelerate, rush, speed up”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew(n)t- (“to rattle, shake”).
* from unrecorded Old English *sċunettan, a derivative of sċunian (“to shun, avoid”).
The English word is cognate with Danish skynde (“to hasten, hurry, speed”), Icelandic skynda, skunda (“to hasten”), Middle High German schünden (“to compel; to urge; to irritate”), Norwegian skynde (“to hurry, rush”), Swedish skynda (“to hasten, hurry; to scuttle, scurry”). Outside Germanic, compare Sanskrit स्कन्दति (skándati, “to dart, leap, spring, spurt or burst forth, ejaculate, assail, drop, split”), Albanian shkund (“to shake; to swig”).
As regards the noun sense, compare Middle English shunt (“swerve; sudden jerk”), derived from the verb.

cog

There are times when one has no alternative other than to attempt to shunt the cerebrospinal fluid into the pleural cavity, a potential space, which may occasionally be capable of absorbing the fluid.

1987, Anthony J. Raimondi, “Hydrocephalus”, in Pediatric Neurosurgery: Theoretical Principles; Art of Surgical Techniques, New York, N.Y., Berlin: Springer-Verlag, →DOI, →ISBN, page 474, column 2:

(transitive, surgery) To divert the flow of a body fluid.


shunt

We present an extremely rare case of delayed and combined ventriculoperitoneal shunt blockage, viscus perforation and migration into the urethra manifested by a repeated urinary tract infection. This was discovered six months after the shunt was inserted.

2011 October, T. H. Chen et al., “Combined Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Blockage, Viscus Perforation and Migration into Urethra, Presenting with Repeated Urinary Tract Infection”, in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, volume 93, number 7, →DOI, →PMID, abstract, page e151:

(surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.


implantation

en-noun

implantation (countable and uncountable, plural implantations)

Borrowed from Middle French implantation.

bor+

(surgery) The act of inserting a medical implant.


incarceration

en-noun

incarceration (countable and uncountable, plural incarcerations)

/ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/

(surgery, dated) strangulation, as in hernia.


flap

From Middle English flap, flappe (“a slap; blow; buffet; fly-flap; something flexible or loose; flap”), related to Saterland Frisian Flappert (“wing, flipper”), Middle Dutch flabbe (“a blow; slap on the face; fly-flap; flap”) (modern Dutch flap (“flap”)), Middle Low German flabbe, vlabbe, flebbe, from the verb (see below). Related also to English flab and flabby.

cog

(surgery) A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.


adenotomy

(anatomy, surgery) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.


splenectomy

From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ectomy.

(surgery) The surgical removal of the spleen.


clip

en-verb

clip (third-person singular simple present clips, present participle clipping, simple past and past participle clipt or clipped)

clips (present singular third-person)
clipt (participle past)
clipt (past)
clipped (participle past)
clipped (past)

From Middle English clippen, from Old Norse klippa (“to clip, cut the hair, shear sheep”). Cognate with Icelandic klippa (“to clip”), Swedish klippa (“to clip”), Danish klippe (“to clip”), Norwegian Bokmål klippe (“to clip”).

der

(surgery, transitive) To treat (an aneurysm) by closing it off with a physical clip.


dissect

en-verb

dissect (third-person singular simple present dissects, present participle dissecting, simple past and past participle dissected)

dissects (present singular third-person)
dissecting (participle present)
dissected (participle past)
dissected (past)

Borrowed from Latin dissectus past participle of dissecare (“to cut asunder, cut up”), from dis- (“asunder”) + secare (“to cut”); see section.

Now dissect the triceps away from its attachment on the humerus.

(transitive, anatomy, surgery) To separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.

irrottaa

to separate muscles, organs, and so on without cutting or disrupting


scalp

scalp (third-person singular simple present scalps, present participle scalping, simple past and past participle scalped)

scalps (present singular third-person)
scalping (participle present)
scalped (participle past)
scalped (past)

From Middle English scalp, skalp, scalpe (“crown of the head; skull”). Originally a northern word, and therefore probably from a North Germanic source, although the sense-development is unclear; compare Sylt North Frisian Skolp (“dandruff”), Old Norse skálpr (“sheath”), Old Swedish skalp, Dutch schelp (“shell”).

We must […]"scalp" the whole lid [of the eye].

1870, J. S. Wells, Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye:


excision

en-noun

excision (countable and uncountable, plural excisions)

From Middle French excision, from Latin excīsiō.

(surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.


tracheotomy

(surgery) A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing.


hysterectomy

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hysterectomy.wav

she even contemplated having her womb taken out to eliminate periods altogether, which would surely be her greatest possible career move, a tactical hysterectomy for ambitious women with menstruation problems

2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 140:

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.

histerectomia

surgical removal of the uterus or part thereof


colostomy

(surgery) An incision into the colon to allow for drainage; the opening produced in such incision.


heteroplastic

en-adj

heteroplastic (comparative more heteroplastic, superlative most heteroplastic)

more heteroplastic (comparative)
most heteroplastic (superlative)

(surgery) Of a graft between individuals of different species


-ectomy

From Ancient Greek -εκτομία (-ektomía, “a cutting out of”), from ἐκτέμνω (ektémnō, “to cut out”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

der

-plasty

any surgery, but often one that revises/remodels rather than excises


anaplastic

(surgery) Of or relating to plastic surgery.


invasion

en-noun

invasion (countable and uncountable, plural invasions)

From Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invāsiōnem, accusative of invāsiō.

(surgery) The breaching of the skin barrier.


tuck

From Middle English tuken, touken (“to torment, to stretch (cloth)”), from Old English tūcian (“to torment, vex”) and Middle Dutch tucken (“to tuck”), both from Proto-Germanic *teuh-, *teug- (“to draw, pull”) (compare also *tukkōną), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull”). Akin to Old High German zucchen (“to snatch, tug”), zuchôn (“to jerk”), German Low German tuken (“to tug, pluck, grab and pull towards”), Old English tēon (“to draw, pull, train”). Doublet of touch.

cog

tummy tuck

(medicine, surgery) A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.


debag

en-verb

debag (third-person singular simple present debags, present participle debagging, simple past and past participle debagged)

debags (present singular third-person)
debagging (participle present)
debagged (participle past)
debagged (past)

(surgery) To perform blepharoplasty to remove eyebags.


probe

For verb: borrowed from Latin probare (“to test, examine, prove”), from probus (“good”). Doublet of prove.
For noun: borrowed from Late Latin proba (“a proof”), from probare (“to test, examine, prove”); Doublet of proof. Compare Spanish tienta (“a surgeon's probe”), from tentar (“try, test”); see tempt.

сонда

any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc

(surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.

You know, XR178.9, we haven't done any anal probes in a while.

2004 August 2, Bayard Russell, nonemorecomic:

You listen here! We don't do anal probes like other aliens, but I'm about to make an exception!

2009 September 14, Ryan Hudson, “Can I Abduct You?”, in ChannelATE:

(comedy, fiction) An anal probe, a fictional instrument commonly used by aliens on abducted humans.


vasectomy

From vas (short for vas deferens) + -ectomy (“surgery involving the excision or removal of a body part”).

affix

short for <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">vas deferens</i>

Coordinate term: tubal ligation (analogous procedure for female anatomy)

(surgery) The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.


guillotine

Borrowed from French guillotine, named after the French physician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), who proposed its use for capital punishment.

named-after

/ˌɡɪləˈtiːn/

LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-guillotine.wav

A device or machine with a cutting blade.

(surgery) An instrument with a sliding blade for cutting the tonsils, uvula, or other body parts.


transfixion

en-noun

transfixion (countable and uncountable, plural transfixions)

(surgery) In amputation, passing the knife from side to side through tissue close to the bone and dividing muscles outward.


repose

en-verb

repose (third-person singular simple present reposes, present participle reposing, simple past and past participle reposed)

reposes (present singular third-person)
reposing (participle present)
reposed (participle past)
reposed (past)
repose (infinitive)

From Middle English reposen (“to put (something) back, replace”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again; back, backwards’) + posen (“to place (something)”), modelled after Latin repōnō (“to put back; to restore; to store”). Posen is derived from Old French poser (“to place, put”) (modern French poser), from Vulgar Latin pausāre, from Latin pausāre, the present active infinitive of pausō (see further at etymology 1), influenced by pōnere, the present active infinitive of pōnō (“to lay, place, put”).

der

(transitive) Senses relating to returning.

(surgery) To put (a body part) back in its usual location; to reposition.

siirtää takaisin paikalleen

to put (a body part) back in its usual location; to reposition


cystectomy

From cyst (“bladder”) + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).

suffix

(surgery) The removal of the bladder; the removal of a cyst


centesis

en-noun

centesis (countable and uncountable, plural centeses)

From Ancient Greek κέντησις (kéntēsis, “the act of pricking”), from κεντέω (kentéō, “I prick”).

der

(medicine, surgery) puncture or perforation


cravat

From French cravate, an appellative use of Cravate (“Croat”), from Dutch Krawaat, from German Krawatte, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt/Хр̀ва̄т (“Croat”). The cravat is regarded as originating from a linen scarf worn by Croatian mercenaries which was adopted into French fashion in the 17th century.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Memorial Art Gallery
University of Rochester

(surgery) A bandage resembling a cravat, particularly a triangular bandage folded into a strip.


adenoidectomy

(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.

腺樣體切除術

surgical removal of the adenoids or growths thereof


penectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of the penis.


laryngectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the larynx, most often performed in cases of laryngeal cancer.


cautery

en-noun

cautery (usually uncountable, plural cauteries)

(surgery) The process of using either extreme heat or extreme cold to either cut or seal body tissue.

(surgery) A device used for cutting or sealing body tissue.

kauterizace

process of cutting or sealing body tissue with heat or cold


torsion

torsion (countable and uncountable, plural torsions)

From Middle English torcion, from Middle French torsion, from Late Latin torsiōnem, from Latin tortiō, from torqueō (“twist, turn”). See torture, -tort.

(surgery) The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery.


buttonhole

Originally buttonhold (“a loop of string to hold a button down”), but changed by folk etymology by influence of hole, By surface analysis, button + hole.

петлица

flower worn in the buttonhole for decoration

Coordinate term: keyhole

The usual cause of conjunctival buttonholes is penetration of the tissue by the tip of a sharp instrument […]

2011, George L. Spaeth, Helen Danesh-Meyer, Ivan Goldberg, Ophthalmic Surgery: Principles and Practice E-Book, page 220:

(surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel.


buttonhole

en-verb

buttonhole (third-person singular simple present buttonholes, present participle buttonholing, simple past and past participle buttonholed)

buttonholes (present singular third-person)
buttonholing (participle present)
buttonholed (participle past)
buttonholed (past)

(transitive, surgery, chiefly archaic) To make a small slot-like incision in (intentionally or unintentionally).


artificial anus

en-noun

artificial anus (plural artificial anuses or artificial ani)

artificial anuses (plural)
artificial ani (plural)

(surgery) An artificial opening of the intestine (usually a colostomy; sometimes an ileostomy).


trapdoor

en-verb

trapdoor (third-person singular simple present trapdoors, present participle trapdooring, simple past and past participle trapdoored)

trapdoors (present singular third-person)
trapdooring (participle present)
trapdoored (participle past)
trapdoored (past)

(surgery, intransitive) To form a trapdoor deformity.


remora

en-noun

remora (plural remora or remorae or remoras)

remora (plural)
remorae (plural)
remoras (plural)

Borrowed from Latin remora (“delay, hindrance, passive resistance”), from the belief that the fish would attach themselves to ships and slow them down, from re- (prefix meaning ‘back, backwards’) + mora (“delay”) (from Proto-Indo-European *mere (“to delay, hinder”), from *(s)mer- (“to fall into thinking, remember; to care for”)).

der

Rem′ora [...] The name of two surgical instruments, intended to retain parts in situ. The one was used, formerly, in castration, to prevent the intestines from protruding at the inguinal ring: the other, called Rem′ora Hilda′ni, (F[rench]) Arrêt d'Hildan, εχενηις, was employed to retain fractures and luxations reduced. It is not now used.

[1833, Robley Dunglison, “Rem′ora”, in A New Dictionary of Medical Science and Literature, […], volumes II (M–Z), Boston, Mass.: […] [E. W. Metcalf and Company] for Charles Bowen, →OCLC, page 429, column 1:

(obsolete, surgery) A surgical instrument, intended to retain parts in their places.


invasive

en-adj

invasive (comparative more invasive, superlative most invasive)

more invasive (comparative)
most invasive (superlative)

PIE word
 *h₁én
The adjective is derived from Middle English invasif (“of a weapon: offensive”), from Middle French invasif, Old French invasif (“invasive”) (modern French invasif), from Medieval Latin invāsīvus, from Latin invāsus (“entered; invaded”) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives). Invāsus is the perfect passive participle of invādō (“to enter; to invade”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside’) + vādō (“to go; to rush; to walk”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- (“to go, proceed; to pass, traverse”)).
The noun is derived from the adjective.

der

The natural evolution of minimally invasive surgery has taken the surgeon to new heights and has extended the breadth of laparoscopic surgery to include procedures of the colon.

1995, Constantine T. Frantzides, Laparoscopic and Thoracoscopic Surgery, St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby, →ISBN, page 135:

(medicine, surgery) Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.

ինվազիվ

of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body


ligature

en-verb

ligature (third-person singular simple present ligatures, present participle ligaturing, simple past and past participle ligatured)

ligatures (present singular third-person)
ligaturing (participle present)
ligatured (participle past)
ligatured (past)

From Middle English ligature, from Middle French ligature, from Late Latin ligātūra, from Latin ligātus, past participle of ligāre (“to tie, bind”).


resectoscope

If there is much fibrosis or sclerosis of the bladder neck, a resectoscope may be used to take a few “bites” of this tissue in much the same manner that a transurethral resection is done on the male prostate.

1951 January, Gordon W. Reynolds, “The Female Urethra and Chronic Urethritis”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 1, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 34:

(surgery) A hollow and flexible surgical instrument typically inserted through the urethra or vagina, used for performing a biopsy or resection at the level of the prostate, uterus, or urinary bladder.


rhinoplasty

en-noun

rhinoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural rhinoplasties)

Dr. Sundine specializes in facelifts, necklifts and browlifting, eyelid surgery, as well as rhinoplasty, which involves both technically exacting skill and a keen eye for aesthetic balance.

(medicine, surgery, uncountable) A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.

rinoplàstia

plastic surgery used to improve a person's nose


nip and tuck

nip and tuck (plural nip and tucks or nips and tucks)

nip and tucks (plural)
nips and tucks (plural)

Of unknown origin. First use appears c. 1845, in the publication American Whig Review.

I watch the show where Paris Hilton and Nikki Ritchie^([sic]) live the simple life. […] It's makeovers, nip and tucks, and shopping sprees.

2007, Joseph Natoli, This Is a Picture and Not the World: Movies and a Post-9/11 America, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 252:

(surgery) Minor cosmetic surgery that tightens loose skin.


proctology

From procto- + -logy or proct- + -ology.

(surgery) Colorectal surgery as a specialty inside proctology.


fourchette

(surgery) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.


protractor

(surgery) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound.


rongeur

From French rongeur, from ronger (“to gnaw”).

(surgery) An instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, for gouging out bone.


bistoury

From French bistouri, from archaic Italian pistorese or pistorino (“from Pistoia”); the city of Pistoia was once famous for the manufacturing of blades.

(surgery) A narrow-bladed surgical knife


anastomosis

anastomosis (countable and uncountable, plural anastomoses)

From Ancient Greek ἀναστόμωσις (anastómōsis), from ἀναστομόω (anastomóō, “furnish with a mouth or outlet”).

anastomosi

creation of a connection between blood vessels

(surgery) The surgical creation of a connecting passage between blood vessels, bowels or other channels.


meatball surgery

meatball surgery (usually uncountable, plural meatball surgeries)

Coined or popularised by Richard Hooker in the novel MASH (1968).

(surgery, military, colloquial) Surgery performed rapidly in a military field hospital to stabilize the patient as quickly as possible.


orchiectomy

/ˌɔːɹkiːˈɛktəmi/

(surgery) The surgical removal of one or both testes.


tylectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst, especially from the breast; a lumpectomy. It was used recently to represent removing active retinoblastoma tumors from the eye.


tympanoplasty

(surgery) Reconstructive surgery to the middle ear or eardrum


rhizotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting the anterior or posterior spinal nerve roots in order to relieve pain, or reduce muscle spasms.


alloplastic

(surgery) Any artificial material substituted for tissue grafts.


alloplastic

(surgery) Related to an alloplast or to alloplasty.


-plasty

From Ancient Greek πλαστός (plastós, “molded, formed”).

der

(surgery) Repair or restoration of a part or function.


retriever

(surgery) A tool for retrieving materials from the body after an operation.


blueline

en-verb

blueline (third-person singular simple present bluelines, present participle bluelining, simple past and past participle bluelined)

bluelines (present singular third-person)
bluelining (participle present)
bluelined (participle past)
bluelined (past)

Bone removal was continued in order to "blueline" the vestibule and then extended superiorly over the vestibule until Bill's bar was exposed.

1988, Transactions of the American Otological Society - Volume 76, page 95:

After bluelining, the bony endostium is opened with a 90°-degree microhook; care must be taken to avoid suction of the perilymph; the membranous canal comes into view

1998, Michel Portmann, Didier Portmann, Otologic Surgery: Manual of Oto-surgical Techniques, page 208:

The lateral canal is first bluelined, then opened with a cutting burr.

2001, Newton J. Coker, Herman A. Jenkins, Atlas of Otologic Surgery, page 456:

Although this technique avoids the retrograde dissection of the facial nerve through the geniculate ganglion and labyrinthine segment, the obvious disadvantage of bluelining is that it carries a risk of fenestrating the superior semicircular canal.

2012, Fred F. Telischi, Jacques Morcos, Vestibular Schwannoma:

(surgery) To mark on a patient's body where the surgical incision is to be made.


ligation

en-noun

ligation (countable and uncountable, plural ligations)

Borrowed from Late Latin ligatio, ligationis, from Latin ligo. Doublet of liaison.

(surgery) The act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, fallopian tube, etc during surgery; act of ligating.

tukkiminen

medicine: act of tying off or sealing a blood vessel, etc


autoplasty

autoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural autoplasties)

(medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.


angioplasty

(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.


breast augmentation

breast augmentation (countable and uncountable, plural breast augmentations)

(surgery) A cosmetic procedure to increase the size of a breast (the organ on the front of the chest).


gorget

/ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɪt/

/ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒɛt/

/ˈɡoɹ.d͡ʒət/

From Middle English gorget, from Old French gorgete, from gorge (“throat”).

(surgery) A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.


dermoplasty

(surgery) The use of skin grafts in plastic surgery.


appendectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.

虫垂切除術

ちゅうすいせつじょじゅつ

盲腸炎手術

もうちょうえんしゅじゅつ


gastropexy

gastropexy (countable and uncountable, plural gastropexies)

(surgery) The surgical fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall or diaphragm.


neurosurgery

neurosurgery (countable and uncountable, plural neurosurgeries)

(neurology, surgery, uncountable) The surgical discipline focused on treating those central and peripheral nervous system diseases.

neurocirurgia

surgical discipline focused on treating the nervous systems

(neurology, surgery, countable) Any surgical procedure performed on the nervous system, especially the brain.


invaginate

en-verb

invaginate (third-person singular simple present invaginates, present participle invaginating, simple past and past participle invaginated)

invaginates (present singular third-person)
invaginating (participle present)
invaginated (participle past)
invaginated (past)

From Medieval Latin invāgīnātus, past participle of Medieval Latin invāgīnāre, from in- + vāgīna (“sheath”).

(medicine, surgery) To fold up or enclose into a sheath-like or pouch-like structure, either naturally or as part of a surgical procedure.


abdominoplasty

en-noun

abdominoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural abdominoplasties)

From abdomino- (“abdomen”) + -plasty (“plastic surgery”).

confix

(surgery, uncountable) The surgical removal of excess flesh from the abdomen, usually for cosmetic reasons.


tonsillectomy

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(surgery) The surgical removal of the tonsils, especially the palatine tonsils. Frequently accompanied by an adenoidectomy.

扁桃摘出術

へんとうてきしゅつじゅつ

扁桃腺摘出術

へんとうせんてきしゅつじゅつ


osteoplastic

(surgery) Of, or relating to osteoplasty.


osteoplasty

(surgery) Surgery to repair, modify or graft bone or bony structures.


inoperable

(surgery) Incapable of being successfully operated on.

inoperabel

surgery: incapable of being successfully operated


morcellate

en-verb

morcellate (third-person singular simple present morcellates, present participle morcellating, simple past and past participle morcellated)

morcellates (present singular third-person)
morcellating (participle present)
morcellated (participle past)
morcellated (past)

From French morceler (“to break into pieces”).

der

…forceps are then enucleated if its size is small or morcelated by the excision of piece after piece until the remaining small part of the growth can be extracted after enucleaction. A large cavity is left behind which is packed with gauze: in vaginal myomecotomy, a closure of the tumor cavity by suture is usually impracticable.

1919, Barton Cooke Hirst, Atlas of operative gynecology, Lippincott, page 175:

(surgery) To break into small pieces, prior to removal


cephalometer

(medicine, surgery) Synonym of cephalostat.


gastrectomy

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: gastr- + -ectomy, from Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr).

(surgery) Removal or partial removal of the stomach

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary


bullectomy

(surgery) A surgical procedure whereby small portions of the lung, called bulla, are removed. Bulla are large areas (> 1 cm in diameter) in the lung filled with oxygen-depleted air


galea

Borrowed from Latin galea. Doublet of galley.

(surgery) A kind of bandage for the head.


radiosurgery

en-noun

radiosurgery (countable and uncountable, plural radiosurgeries)

(surgery) The use of a directed beam of X-rays or other ionizing radiation to destroy diseased tissue.


pinealectomy

(medicine, surgery) Surgical removal of the pineal gland.


appendicectomy

(surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix


clitorectomy

(surgery) the surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision


atherectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove plaque from an artery.


discectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of an intervertebral disc; discotomy.


clitoridectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision


colectomy

I need a partial colectomy, where part of the colon is removed.

2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 30:

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.


cholecystectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder


frenectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove a frenum or frenulum.


hemicorporectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.


laminectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove the bony arch or lamina from one or more vertebrae.


gonadectomy

(surgery) A procedure to remove one or more ovaries or testes.


parathyroidectomy

(surgery) The procedure to remove one or more of the parathyroid glands


pancreatectomy

Pancreatectomy was a palliative measure at this stage of the cancer.

2023, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things, Canongate Books, page 19:

(surgery) The procedure to remove part or all of the pancreas.


mastoidectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process


phallectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of the penis.


hemicraniectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of half of the cranium to enable brain surgery; hemicraniotomy.


stapedectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear.


vitrectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of some or all of the vitreous humour from the eye.


thrombectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of a blood clot or thrombus from a blood vessel.


hemipelvectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of half of the pelvis, and the leg on that side.

hemipelwektomia

the surgical removal of a leg and half of the pelvis


thymectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of the thymus


vulvectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of some or all of the vulva.


thyroidectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland.


prostatectomy

Doctors can perform prostatectomies in one of three different ways: perineally, retropubically, or laparoscopically.

2011, Paul H. Lange, Christine Adamec, Prostate Cancer For Dummies:

(surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland.


diverticulectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of a diverticulum.


fundusectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.


lumpectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst from a breast.


hemorrhoidectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of hemorrhoids


nephrectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of a kidney.


hepatectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.


tummy tuck

Rupak says that 45 percent of his clients undergo nonemergency, nonelective surgeries (such as knee, shoulder, back, and hip operations), while 30 percent have cosmetic procedures (tummy tucks, breast enlargements, and facelifts.)

2008 October, Mark Jenkins, “Need surgery? Call a travel agent”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, →ISSN, page 152:

MEXICO CITY — Zalayna Grant last spoke to her brother on Thursday, when he told her he was driving to Mexico with a group of friends — one of them was planning to get a tummy tuck there.

2023 March 7, Natalie Kitroeff, Maria Abi-Habib, Jack Nicas, Jacey Fortin, “A Trip to Mexico Ends in a Kidnapping and the Deaths of 2 Americans”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:


segmentectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of a segment of an organ such as the lung or the liver.


vaginectomy

vaginectomy (countable and uncountable, plural vaginectomies)

(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the vagina.


lobectomy

Dr. Bravenec is one of the few surgeons in the country performing lobectomies after full-dosage radiation

2009, “Mandala” (4:00 from the start), in Breaking Bad, season 2, episode 11, spoken by Dr. Delcavoli (David House):

(surgery) The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain


arthroplasty

(surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement.


dermatoplasty

(surgery) Plastic surgery of the skin, especially the use of skin grafts.


mammaplasty

(surgery) Plastic surgery of a breast to alter its shape or size.


mentoplasty

(surgery) Plastic surgery of the chin to alter its size or shape.


blepharoplasty

(surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.


rhytidectomy

From rhytid (“undesirable wrinkle in the skin”) + -ectomy (“excision”).

suffix

(surgery) Plastic surgery to reduce the visible signs of aging in the face by removing wrinkles.


staphyloplasty

(surgery) Plastic surgery to replace or repair the uvula and the soft palate.


phalloplasty

sex reassignment surgery
sex reassignment surgery

(surgery) Plastic surgery to construct or repair a penis, performed to repair injury or as part of sex reassignment surgery.

siittimen korjausleikkaus

plastic surgery to construct or repair a penis

(surgery, nonstandard) Plastic surgery to enlarge the penis.


thoracoplasty

(surgery) Surgery of the chest, usually involving removal of ribs.


valvuloplasty

(surgery) Plastic surgery to repair a valve, such as a heart valve or venous valve.


tuboplasty

(surgery) Surgery to repair one or both of the Fallopian tubes.


psychosurgery

en-noun

psychosurgery (countable and uncountable, plural psychosurgeries)

This was studied in humans where amygdalotomies were done not to control seizures but to control aggression. Such psychosurgery provoked fiery controversy in the 1970s. And I don't mean scientists not saying hello to each other at conferences. I mean a major public shit storm.

2017, Robert Sapolsky, chapter 2, in Behave, Penguin, →ISBN:

(surgery) Surgery of the brain to treat or alleviate mental illness.


fenestration

fenestration (countable and uncountable, plural fenestrations)

(surgery, anatomy) An opening in the surface of an organ etc; the surgical creation of such an opening, especially one in the bony part of the inner ear made to improve hearing.

перфорация

opening in the surface of an organ, surgical creation of such an opening

(surgery, anatomy) An opening that occurs naturally or is created surgically, as through a biological membrane.


tracheostomy

(surgery) A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and a tube inserted so as to make an artificial opening in order to assist breathing


adhesiotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure to divide or separate an adhesion.


autograft

(surgery) A tissue graft taken from one part to another of the same individual's body.

autoenxerto

graft taken from the body of the person receiving the graft


fanon

From Middle English fanon, fanoun, from Old French fanon, from Medieval Latin fanō, from Frankish *fano, from Proto-Germanic *fanô. Doublet of fane and vane.

(surgery) A fold of linen laid under a splint.


papillectomy

(surgery) A medical procedure involving the removal of a papilla.


bleeder

Ligate or cauterize small subcutaneous bleeders and identify the linea alba.

2013, Theresa Welch Fossum, Small Animal Surgery Textbook:

(surgery) A blood vessel that requires cauterization etc. to stop it from bleeding during surgery.


allograft

(surgery) A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species.

aloenxerto

transplant between genetically different individuals of the same species


thyroplasty

(surgery) A procedure in which the cartilages of the larynx are adjusted in order to improve voice quality


osteectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of a bone.


cingulotomy

(surgery) A form of brain surgery in which an electric current is used to destroy the cortex of the cingulate gyrus and part of the corpus callosum.


exenteration

exenteration (countable and uncountable, plural exenterations)

/ɛksɛntəˈɹeɪʃən/

(surgery) The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.


columelloplasty

(surgery) A suture technique to correct caudal septal cartilage dislocation.


serrefine

From French serre fine (“small clamp”), from serre (“clamp”) and fine, feminine form of fin (“thin, fine”).

(surgery) Small forceps used for clamping an artery.


arthrodesis

/aɹθˈɹɒdɪsɪs/

/ˌaɹθɹoʊˈdiːsɪs/

Coordinate term: ankylosis (endogenous pathogenic analogue)

(medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no longer move; artificial ankylosis.


plaster cast

(surgery) A cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.


detorse

en-verb

detorse (third-person singular simple present detorses, present participle detorsing, simple past and past participle detorsed)

detorses (present singular third-person)
detorsing (participle present)
detorsed (participle past)
detorsed (past)


scrubbed

en-adj

scrubbed (comparative more scrubbed, superlative most scrubbed)

more scrubbed (comparative)
most scrubbed (superlative)

(surgery, not comparable) With hands washed according to operating room protocol and wearing sterile gown and sterile gloves.


exscind

en-verb

exscind (third-person singular simple present exscinds, present participle exscinding, simple past and past participle exscinded)

exscinds (present singular third-person)
exscinding (participle present)
exscinded (participle past)
exscinded (past)

Learned borrowing from Latin exscindō (“demolish, destroy”), originally in the sense “to destroy utterly”.

lbor

It should be mentioned that matter which has became^([sic]) untrue by the progress of events since the first edition of this book has been carefully exscinded.

1902 September 1, H. T. Kealing, “A Statement”, in William C. Neill, Colored Americans in the Wars of 1776 and 1812:


upstaging

A situation where somebody or something is upstaged; thus:

(medicine, surgery, oncology) An increase in the stage of a case of a disease (usually a cancer), from a less-threatening to a more-threatening stage.


orchi

Listen, when I come down to Mexico for my “orchi,” I want Dr. Arias to do some other stuff as well.” “Orchi” is a name we use for the surgical castration of our testicles. It's technically called an orchiectomy.

2012, Judith D. Rudakoff, Trans(per)forming Nina Arsenault: An Unreasonable Body of Work, Intellect Books, →ISBN, page 216:

(surgery, transgender slang) Clipping of orchiectomy.


perioperative

(surgery) Relating to the period around an operation, including immediate preoperative preparation and postoperative recovery.


transsphenoidal adenomectomy

en-noun

transsphenoidal adenomectomy (plural transsphenoidal adenomectomies)

(surgery) A surgical procedure for the removal of a tumor in Cushing's syndrome


cordectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of a cord, especially that of the vocal cord.


submentoplasty

(surgery) A neck-skin tightening procedure which can improve the appearance of loose skin and excess fat of the neck.


resectability

(surgery) A measure of the expected benefits of a resection


stylet

From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto.

(surgery) A slender medical probe or device.


vagotomy

(surgery) The surgical resection of the vagus nerve so as to reduce the secretion of acid in the stomach and so control duodenal ulcers.


percutaneous

(surgery) Taking place through the skin and involving a puncture thereof.


osteoclast

From osteo- (“bone”) + -clast (“break”).

(surgery) An instrument for performing osteoclasis.


enucleation

enucleation (countable and uncountable, plural enucleations)

From Latin ēnucleātus, perfect passive participle of ēnucleō (“to remove the kernel, stone, etc. from (a fruit, grape)”). Equivalent to enucleate + -ion.

(surgery) The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.


ostomy

classical compound
conversion (word formation)
stoma (medicine)

Back-formation from colostomy, ileostomy, gastrostomy, and similar terms.

back-form

(surgery) A surgical procedure to provide an exit point for the waste of an organism.


gossypiboma

From Latin gossypium (“cotton”) and -oma (“mass”)

The gossypiboma obstructed the patient's bowel.

(surgery) A gauze or surgical sponge left inside a patient's body after surgery.


introducer

(surgery) A device used to introduce an object into the body.


pancreatoduodenectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of part of the pancreas and part of the stomach including the duodenum.


Whipple procedure

en-noun

Whipple procedure (plural Whipple procedures)

Named after the surgeon Dr. Allen Whipple, who devised the procedure in 1935.


pancreaticoduodenectomy

From pancreatico- + duoden- + -ectomy or pancreatico- + duodenectomy.

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of part of the pancreas, part of the stomach and the duodenum.


gastrostomy

gastrostomy (countable and uncountable, plural gastrostomies)

(surgery) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation


oesophagectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.


laparotomy

Itʼs known as a laparotomy, which involves cutting open your whole abdomen.

2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 262:

(surgery) The surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.


coeliotomy

By surface analysis, coel- + -i- + -otomy.

surf

(surgery) A surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.


gastroenterostomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure for making a connection between the stomach and the jejunum, usually as part of an operation, performed at the same time as a partial gastrectomy.


cardioplegia

en-noun

cardioplegia (usually uncountable, plural cardioplegias)

(surgery) The deliberate, temporary cessation of cardiac activity before heart surgery

cardioplegia

deliberate cessation of cardiac activity


chordotomy

(surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy


cordotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure for selectively disabling pain-conducting nerve paths in the spinal cord to relieve chronic pain.


craniectomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, to relieve intracranial pressure


craniotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.


fistulotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure of opening, or removal of a fistulous tract.


laminotomy

(surgery) The neurosurgical procedure that removes part of a lamina of the vertebral arch in order to decompress the spinal cord


hysterotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy during a caesarean section.


nephrotomy

nephrotomy (countable and uncountable, plural nephrotomies)

(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney.


myringotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure of making a tiny incision in the eardrum, to relieve pressure caused by the excessive buildup of fluid, or to drain pus.


pneumonotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the lung.


myotomy

If a hyperdeviation is present in an eye treated with such a myotomy of a horizontal rectus, the proximal myotomy should begin above to shift the insertion downward and make the horizontal rectus more effective as a depressor.

1993, Eugene M. Helveston, Surgical Management of Strabismus: An Atlas of Strabismus Surgery, page 235:

(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or muscular organ.


osteotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten, or straighten a bone.

截骨術

surgery: the surgical procedure of cutting a bone


cardioectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of the heart


sphincterotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure for treating fissures in the mucosa of the anal canal, or sphincter.


sclerotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in the sclera


rachiotomy

From Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”) + -otomy.

der

(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra.


strabotomy

From Ancient Greek στραβός (strabós, “squinting”) + -tomy.

(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or tendon of the eye to correct strabismus, or squint.


varicotomy

From varico- + -tomy or varic- + -otomy.

(surgery) The surgical procedure of removing varicose veins.


tenotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a tendon


tonsillotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision into a tonsil.


thoracotomy

(surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain access to the thoracic organs, such as the heart, the lungs, and the esophagus.


labiaplasty

Many doctors performing labiaplasties were never taught vulvar anatomy—leaving some patients scarred and unable to feel sexual pleasure.

2019, Suzannah Weiss, The Establishment, The Insidious Reasons Doctors Are Botching Labiaplasties:

Labiaplasty—surgery for reshaping or resizing the inner labia—is the fastest growing type of plastic surgery in the world: in 2016, 45 per cent more labiaplasty procedures were carried out than in 2015, […]

2019, Lynn Enright, Vagina: A Re-Education, Atlantic Books, →ISBN:

When performed poorly, a labiaplasty — a procedure to reduce the size of the labia minora, and one of the fastest-growing cosmetic surgeries worldwide — can also damage nerves, leading to genital pain and loss of sexual sensation.

2022 October 17, Rachel E. Gross, “Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?”, in The New York Times:

(surgery) The moulding or shaping of the labia minora and/or labia majora.


peotomy

From Ancient Greek πέος (péos, “penis”) + -tomy.

An attack by the renowned Brazilian fishlet known as candiru, which likes to swim up a man's urine stream and lodge in the urethra with a ring of retrorse spines preventing its removal, is one of the very rare circumstances in which the doctor will perform the operation, known as peotomy.

1999, Simon Winchester, The Professor and the Madman, page 192:


cordocentesis

en-noun

cordocentesis (countable and uncountable, plural cordocenteses)

(surgery) The removal of blood from an umbilical cord in utero for testing.

cordocentèse

(surgery) removal of blood from a umbilical cord in utero for testing


discotomy

From disc + -otomy = disc + -otomy = disco- + -tomy.


corpectomy

(surgery) Surgical removal of part of the vertebral body


amygdalohippocampectomy

amygdalohippocampectomy (countable and uncountable, plural amygdalohippocampectomies)

(surgery) Surgical removal of the hippocampus and amygdalae, often used as a treatment for epilepsy.

amígdalo-hipocampectomia

surgical removal of the hippocampus and amygdalae


ganglionectomy

(surgery) Surgical removal of a ganglion.


ovariectomy

(surgery) Surgical removal of one or both ovaries.


coccygectomy

(surgery) Surgical removal of the coccyx.


metastasectomy

By examining tumor types individually, however, it is seen that certain histologies (adrenocortical carcinoma, alveolar soft part sarcoma, osteosarcoma) mandate surgical metastasectomy for patient survival.

2006, Mark L. Kayton, “Pulmonary metastasectomy in pediatric patients”, in Thoracic surgery clinics, →DOI:

With the potential for long-term survival, the cost-effectiveness of pulmonary metastasectomy is substantial particularly when compared to chemotherapy alone ($14,357 per life-year gained for PM vs. $104,210 for chemotherapy alone.

2017, Christopher S. Digesu, Ory Wiesel, Ara A. Vaporciyan, Yolonda L. Colson, “Management of Sarcoma Metastases to the Lung”, in Surgical oncology clinics of North America, →DOI:

(surgery) Surgical removal of the metastases (cancerous growths).


adustion

adustion (countable and uncountable, plural adustions)

some use to apply this to the fat, but in our time it is all out of use, and seeing yet the pains of the hip do rather fall into the thighs, shins, and legs, then ascend up into the Arms and shoulders, Aetius and Cornarius say, that this adustion for the hips was used in the ancient time divers ways, and some on this manner, holding the burning dung in a pair of tongs unto the leg of that side where the pain lyeth, untill the adustion be felt in the hip, and this course used Discorides.

1607, Edward Topsell, History of Four Footed Beasts:

Albucasis adviseth that neither incision nor adustion is to be made in the Neck or Throat; because of the many Vessels, as Arteries, Nerves and Veins, there every where planted;

1703, John Brown, The Surgeon's Assistant, page 88:

The second reason is, the want of some approved and methodised treatise, defining the diseases which would exclusively require the actual cautery, the diagnosis or pathological state of others which might require its application, with comparative statements of the best mode of adustion of materials with which it should be effected;[…]

1818, Samuel Latham Mitchill, The Medical Repository, page 166:


hysterotome

(surgery) A special knife used in hysterectomy.


hysteromyomectomy

(surgery) Removal of a myoma in the uterus.


caudectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of an animal's tail.


separatory

(obsolete, surgery) A surgical instrument for separating the pericranium from the cranium.


plication

plication (countable and uncountable, plural plications)

From Middle French plicacion, and its source, Latin plicatio.

(surgery) A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place.


tenolysis

I had to undergo flexor tenolysis on my hand.

(surgery) A surgical procedure in which a tendon is separated from its sheath.


resect

en-verb

resect (third-person singular simple present resects, present participle resecting, simple past and past participle resected)

resects (present singular third-person)
resecting (participle present)
resected (participle past)
resected (past)

Borrowed from Latin resectus, past participle of resecare (“to cut off”), formed in turn from re- + secare (“to cut”).

The tumor was resected after chemotherapy.

(surgery, transitive) To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.


tenonectomy

(surgery) The excision of part of a tendon.


sevoflurane

From sev(en) + -o- + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

af

(pharmacology, surgery) A sweet-smelling, non-flammable, highly fluorinated methyl isopropyl ether used for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia.


ablatio

Borrowed from Latin ablātiō (“carrying away”). Doublet of ablation.


restage

en-verb

restage (third-person singular simple present restages, present participle restaging, simple past and past participle restaged)

restages (present singular third-person)
restaging (participle present)
restaged (participle past)
restaged (past)

(medicine, oncology, surgery; transitive) To stage (a disease, especially a cancer) again; to revise the staging of a case as its course varies.


obturator

From Latin obtūrō (“to stop, block up”).

(surgery) An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.


otoplasty

Formed as oto- + -plasty, after the German Otoplastik; compare the earlier otoplastic and the French otoplastie.

(surgery) A procedure of plastic surgery used to change the appearance or shape of a person’s ears.


antrectomy

(surgery) The removal (resection) of part of the stomach, often combined with a vagotomy.


endosurgery

The continued struggle with stent sales was offset by double-digit growth compared with the year-ago quarter in other business areas, including the company’s three endosurgery businesses[…].

2007 July 21, The Associated Press, “Boston Scientific Reports a Profit”, in New York Times:

(surgery) The field of minimally invasive internal surgery, such as endoscopies


sigmoidectomy

(surgery) A colectomy in which the sigmoid colon is removed.


proctocolectomy

(surgery) The removal of the rectum and all or part of the colon.


hemicolectomy

(surgery) A colectomy involving the removal of only the ascending (right) colon or the descending (left) colon.


ovariotomy

en-noun

ovariotomy (countable and uncountable, plural ovariotomies)

For example, researchers’ own statements reveal that the experimental development of gynecologic surgeries like Caesarian section, vesicovaginal fistula repair and ovariotomy were perfected almost exclusively using enslaved black women.

2007 March 18, “‘Medical Apartheid’”, in New York Times:

(surgery) A surgical removal of an ovary.


cryoprobe

(surgery) An instrument used to apply extreme cold to a tissue as part of cryosurgery.


fasciectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of part of the fascia.


cytoreduction

cytoreduction (countable and uncountable, plural cytoreductions)

(surgery) The surgical removal of part of a malignant tumour.


debulk

en-verb

debulk (third-person singular simple present debulks, present participle debulking, simple past and past participle debulked)

debulks (present singular third-person)
debulking (participle present)
debulked (participle past)
debulked (past)

(transitive, surgery) To remove part of (a malignant tumour).


iridotomy

(surgery) The removal of part of the iris.


kyphoplasty

From Ancient Greek κύφος (kúphos, “humpback, bent”) + -plasty.

der

(surgery) A medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.


pyeloplasty

(surgery) The surgical reconstruction or revision of the renal pelvis to drain and decompress the kidney


fishmouth

(surgery) A wide incision made to drain fluid from under the fingernail.

(surgery) A horizontal incision on the breast aligned with the nipples made to drain or excise the breast fat as a form of top surgery.


microkeratome

(surgery) A precision instrument with an oscillating blade used to cut the corneal flap in keratomileusis.


keratectomy

(surgery) An operation that removes part of the cornea, as in keratomileusis


keratomileusis

The term was coined in 1963 by Jose Barraquer (from Greek κέρας (kéras: horn) and σμίλευσις (smileusis: carving))

(surgery) Improvement of the refractive state of the cornea, performed by cutting a thin hinged flap in the front surface of the eye and lifting it to access the cornea.


allotransplantation

(surgery) transplantation of organs or tissues between genetically different individuals of the same species


thoracentesis

By surface analysis, thora(co)- + -centesis.

surf

(surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of air or fluid from the pleural space.


paracentesis

(surgery) A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen.

parasenteesi

(surgery) medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid


mastopexy

(surgery) Any operation designed to lift or reshape a woman's breast.


hypophysectomy

en-noun

hypophysectomy (countable and uncountable, plural hypophysectomies)

(surgery) The surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland).

ipofisectomia

the surgical removal of the pituitary gland


lymphadenectomy

lymphadenectomy (countable and uncountable, plural lymphadenectomies)

(surgery) The surgical removal of lymph nodes, usually performed as part of the management of cancer


denervate

en-verb

denervate (third-person singular simple present denervates, present participle denervating, simple past and past participle denervated)

denervates (present singular third-person)
denervating (participle present)
denervated (participle past)
denervated (past)

From de- + nerve + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

af

(transitive, medicine, surgery) To deprive (an organ) of a nerve supply.


extubate

en-verb

extubate (third-person singular simple present extubates, present participle extubating, simple past and past participle extubated)

extubates (present singular third-person)
extubating (participle present)
extubated (participle past)
extubated (past)

(surgery) To remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway.


gastrojejunostomy

(surgery) A form of anastomosis in which a connection is made between the stomach and the jejunum


gastrotomy

(surgery) Any form of incision into the stomach


jejeunostomy

(surgery) Alternative spelling of jejunostomy


resectable

en-adj

resectable (comparative more resectable, superlative most resectable)

more resectable (comparative)
most resectable (superlative)


revascularization

en-noun

revascularization (countable and uncountable, plural revascularizations)

(surgery) The restoration of a blood supply to an organ or limb, as:

Vascular surgery or vascular interventional radiology, such as coronary artery bypass graft or percutaneous coronary intervention (coronary angioplasty).

collateral circulation
collateral circulation#Noun

Neovascularization forming a collateral circulation (eg, neoangiogenesis, angiogenesis, vasculogenesis).


tumorectomy

(surgery) the surgical removal of a tumor, along with the minimum of healthy tissue


tympanostomy

From tympano- + -stomy or tympan- + -ostomy.

The children were randomly assigned in a clinical trial to undergo tympanostomy promptly or six to nine months later.

2007 January 30, Nicholas Bakalar, “Child Care: Ear Tubes Not Found to Affect Development”, in New York Times:

(surgery) Synonym of myringotomy, incision in the eardrum (tympanic membrane).


meatotomy

(surgery) A form of penile modification in which the underside of the glans is split, sometimes performed to alleviate meatal stenosis or urethral stricture.

меатотомия

splitting modification of the glans penis


strictureplasty

strictureplasty (countable and uncountable, plural strictureplasties)

(surgery) The surgical removal of part of the bowel affected by scar tissue.


thoracically

performed thoracically

In a thoracic way, as:
(surgery) Via a thoracic approach.

In a thoracic way, as:
Via a thoracic approach.


neoumbilicoplasty

(surgery) The surgical creation of a new belly button.


vachette

(veterinary surgery) A piece of strong steel wire with the ends curved and pointed, used on toe or quarter cracks to bind the edges together and prevent motion. It is clasped into two notches, one on each side of the crack, burned into the wall with a cautery iron.


gingivectomy

(surgery) A periodontal surgical procedure to remove gum tissue.


pedicle

From Latin pedīculus (“little foot”), diminutive of pēs.

(surgery) Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.


fibroidectomy

(surgery) Surgical removal of a fibroid; myomectomy.


embolization

embolization (countable and uncountable, plural embolizations)

(surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that affects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.


adrenalectomy

adrenalectomy (countable and uncountable, plural adrenalectomies)

(surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands.


gnathoplasty

(surgery) reconstructive surgery to the jaw


myomectomy

myomectomy (countable and uncountable, plural myomectomies)

(surgery) The removal of the uterine myomas.


coup de maitre

(surgery) The introduction of a catheter into the bladder via the urethra.


urethrostomy

(surgery) A procedure that creates a permanent opening in the urethra, typically to remove obstructions to the flow of urine.


amnioreduction

amnioreduction (usually uncountable, plural amnioreductions)

(surgery) The removal of excess amniotic fluid.


-tomy

From Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

Cutting, incision, section
(surgery) A surgical incision.

Cutting, incision, section
A surgical incision.


microinvasive

(surgery) That involves a very small invasion


nephropexy

(surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney


thrombendarteriectomy

/θɹɒmˌbɛndɑːˌtɪəɹɪˈɛktəmɪ/

From thromb- + endarteriectomy = thromb- (“thrombus”) + end- (“inside”) + arteri- (“artery”) + -ectomy (“excision”).

(surgery) An operation to remove a thrombus and any diseased inner lining causing the obstruction of an artery

thrombo-endarteriectomy

with correct affix stems, varying only in hyphenation and interfixes

thromb-endarterectomy

etymologically incorrect due to the omission of the i from the stem of arteri-


trabeculectomy

trabeculectomy (usually uncountable, plural trabeculectomies)

(surgery) A surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye's trabecular meshwork and adjacent structures.


prostatotomy

(surgery) An operation to remove the prostate.


calculifrage

(surgery) An instrument inserted into the bladder in order to break up calculi.


capsulotomy

(surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts


AMI

(anatomy) Initialism of agonist-antagonist myoneural interface.


pseudarthrosis

(surgery) A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery


religate

en-verb

religate (third-person singular simple present religates, present participle religating, simple past and past participle religated)

religates (present singular third-person)
religating (participle present)
religated (participle past)
religated (past)

Partly from Latin religātus, the perfect passive participle of religō (“to bind back or behind”) and partly formed in English as re- + ligate.


transsphenoidal

(surgery) Through the nose and the sphenoid bone.


endourology

(surgery) urology by use of the endoscope and similar techniques


abdominocentesis

From abdomino- (“abdomen”) + -centesis (“puncture”).

confix

(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar

abdominocentèse

extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen


neostomy

(surgery) The construction of an artificial opening


capsulorhexis

en-noun

capsulorhexis (countable and uncountable, plural capsulorhexes)

(surgery) The removal of the lens capsule during cataract surgery.


nephrolithotomy

(surgery) The removal of a renal calculus by incision into the kidney


keratoplasty

keratoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural keratoplasties)

(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea


cyclodialysis

cyclodialysis (countable and uncountable, plural cyclodialyses)

(surgery) The creation of a passage between anterior chamber of the eye and the suprachoroidal space such that the aqueous humour may filter out and reduce pressure in cases of glaucoma.


ureterotomy

(surgery) Any operation which involves the incision of the ureter.


urethroplasty

urethroplasty (countable and uncountable, plural urethroplasties)

(surgery) Surgery involving the repair of the urethra.


urethrotomy

(surgery) Any operation which involves the incision of the urethra.


discission

(surgery) incision, especially of a soft cataract


etherization

etherization (countable and uncountable, plural etherizations)


elytrotomy

From elytron (“the protective wing of a beetle”), + -tomy.

(surgery, especially in combination) The surgical division or removal of a winglike structure


grattage

grattage (countable and uncountable, plural grattages)

August 18th.—Operation by "grattage" without ether. The pain experienced by the patient was quite severe.

1891 October 24, John E. Weeks, “The surgical treatment of granulated lids”, in New York Medical Journal, volume 54, page 456:

Among those vaccinated by piqûre (sticking) a very small number only contracted the disease, and in these it was mild, while in those vaccinated by grattage it was, in general, severe.

1894, “Progress of Medical Science”, in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, page 334:

The results obtained by friction or grattage, by tearing the superficial capillaries, as well as the softer pathologic elements, will cause local depletion and will greatly improve circulation and absorption.

1897 July 24, J. A. Bach, “The surgical treatment of granular conjunctivitis”, in The Medical News, volume 71, page 110:

(surgery) The scraping away of granulations (from an ulcer etc.) in order to stimulate healing.


abdominohysterotomy

(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.


valvotomy

(surgery) An incision into a narrowed valve of the heart, in order to restore the proper flow of blood


panhysterectomy

(surgery) An operation in which the entire uterus is removed, including the cervix


periprocedural

From peri- + procedural or peri- + procedure + -al.

(medicine, surgery) Occurring at about the same time as a medical procedure: shortly before it, during it, and/or shortly after it (but without further specificity).

(medicine, surgery) Occurring at all of those times, as opposed to only certain ones.


pleurodesis

pleurodesis (countable and uncountable, plural pleurodeses)

From pleuro- (“relating to the pleura”) + -desis (“binding”).

af

(surgery) The production of adhesions in the pleural cavity, typically by the use of sclerosing agents or surgical abrasion, used especially in the treatment of recurrent pneumothorax, pleural effusion and chylothorax.

(rare) The condition created by this procedure: adhesion between the parietal and visceral pleurae.


transection

en-noun

transection (countable and uncountable, plural transections)

(surgery) The creation of a transverse cut or division.


traumaticin

(obsolete, surgery) A solution of gutta-percha in chloroform once used for closing wounds.


sclerotherapy

(surgery) A treatment for varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and ulcers involving an injection of material into a blood vessel in order to make it harden and shrink.


proctectomy

(surgery) The resection of the rectum and anus.


hemiarthroplasty

(surgery) The replacement of one surface of a joint with artificial material


reoperation

reoperation (countable and uncountable, plural reoperations)

(surgery) A second or subsequent operation


repositor

(surgery) An instrument used to reposition a displaced organ


exteriorize

en-verb

exteriorize (third-person singular simple present exteriorizes, present participle exteriorizing, simple past and past participle exteriorized)

exteriorizes (present singular third-person)
exteriorizing (participle present)
exteriorized (participle past)
exteriorized (past)

(surgery, transitive) To expose (an internal organ) for observation or surgery.


decapsulate

decapsulate (third-person singular simple present decapsulates, present participle decapsulating, simple past and past participle decapsulated)

decapsulates (present singular third-person)
decapsulating (participle present)
decapsulated (participle past)
decapsulated (past)

From de- + capsule + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

af

(surgery, transitive) To remove a capsule (especially from the kidney).


iridectomy

(surgery) Removal of part or all of the iris of the eye.


meniscectomy

(surgery) Removal of the meniscus (cartilage) of a joint (especially of the knee).


fenestrate

en-verb

fenestrate (third-person singular simple present fenestrates, present participle fenestrating, simple past and past participle fenestrated)

fenestrates (present singular third-person)
fenestrating (participle present)
fenestrated (participle past)
fenestrated (past)

From Latin fenestrō, from fenestra (“window”).


laparotomic

(surgery) Of, pertaining to, or by means of laparotomy.


varicocelectomy

(surgery) The ligature and excision of a varicocele.


penectomize

penectomize (third-person singular simple present penectomizes, present participle penectomizing, simple past and past participle penectomized)

penectomizes (present singular third-person)
penectomizing (participle present)
penectomized (participle past)
penectomized (past)

(transitive, surgery, rare) To remove the penis from; to perform a penectomy on.


autotransplantation

(surgery) The transplantation of tissue from one part of the body to another


exteriorization

/ɪkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/

/ɛkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/

From exteriorize + -ation or exterior + -ization.

(surgery) The act of removing something from a body.


neuronavigation

(surgery) Any of various systems of software and hardware that assists a surgeon to guide (or navigate) instruments within the skull


enterostomy

(surgery) The construction of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall.


osteoclastic

(surgery) Of or pertaining to osteoclasis


replantation

(surgery) The reattachment of a severed body part.


bioscaffold

(surgery, medicine) A naturally derived or artificial structure, implanted in the body, on which tissue grows in the form of a missing or damaged organ etc.; the process being called tissue engineering


trachelectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of the uterine cervix.


salpingectomy

From salping- (“of or relating to the salpinx”) + -ectomy (“surgical removal”).

af

(gynaecology, surgery) Surgical removal of the Fallopian tubes.


electrocoagulation

en-noun

electrocoagulation (countable and uncountable, plural electrocoagulations)

(surgery) A form of electrosurgery in which a high-frequency electric current is used to bring about the coagulation and destruction of tissue.


electrosurgery

electrosurgery (usually uncountable, plural electrosurgeries)

(surgery) the application of high-frequency electric current to tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate it


neurectomy

(surgery) The surgical excision of a nerve


salpingostomy

(obstetrics, surgery) The surgical unblocking of a blocked Fallopian tube.


tractotomy

(surgery) The surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.


biosurgery

(medicine, surgery) The medicinal use of maggots to clean wounds and promote healing


ligator

(surgery) An instrument used for ligation, the placement or fastening of a ligature.


lithotripsy

From litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) + Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsis, “rubbing, friction”) + -y.

af

(surgery) A treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves or crushing with a surgical instrument, by which a kidney stone or similar calculus is broken into particles small enough to be voided or washed out.


derotation

en-noun

derotation (countable and uncountable, plural derotations)

(surgery) The correction of a rotational deformity.


vaginoplasty

Although a functional vaginoplasty is performed in a single stage, further feminization of the mons pubis can be performed at a second surgical stage.

2016, Loren S. Schechter, Surgical Management of the Transgender Patient, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 25:

(surgery) A surgical procedure used to construct or reconstruct a vaginal canal and mucous membrane.


iridotasis

(surgery) A stretching of the iris in the treatment of glaucoma.


laryngotomy

(surgery) The surgical operation of cutting into the larynx.


écrasement

écrasement (countable and uncountable, plural écrasements)

Borrowed from French écrasement (“crushing”).

Her physicians consented to its écrasement, which occupied ten or twelve minutes.

1871, James Marion Sims, Clinical Notes on Uterine Surgery, § II., page #92:

(surgery) The operation of removing a part, as a tumor, by a wire or chain loop gradually tightened so as to cut slowly through its attachment.


deligate

en-verb

deligate (third-person singular simple present deligates, present participle deligating, simple past and past participle deligated)

deligates (present singular third-person)
deligating (participle present)
deligated (participle past)
deligated (past)

Latin deligatus, past participle of deligare (“to bind up”).

Every one is aware of the uncertainty as well as great danger of the different cutting and deligating operations for the removal of this distressing infirmity.

1851, The Medical examiner, and record of medical science: Volume 7, page 322:

(surgery, dated, transitive) To bind up; to bandage.


ice-pick lobotomy

en-noun

ice-pick lobotomy (plural ice-pick lobotomies)

(medicine, surgery, informal) Transorbital lobotomy.


pericardiocentesis

pericardiocentesis (countable and uncountable, plural pericardiocenteses)

(surgery) The removal of fluid from the pericardium for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes

péricardiocentèse

(surgery) removal of fluid from the pericardium


embole

embole (countable and uncountable, plural emboles)

(surgery) An operation for the reduction of a dislocation.


orchidopexy

(surgery) Alternative form of orchiopexy


orchiopexy

Learned borrowing from Latin orchis + -pexy, from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”) + πῆξις (pêxis, “fixing”).

affix

(surgery) A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.


microdiscectomy

Richardson had a microdiscectomy to repair a herniated disk, which bothered him for most of last season.

2007 July 10, Howard Beck, “Knicks Fulfill Two Needs Without Making One Move”, in New York Times:


fasciotomy

The procedure, called needle aponeurotomy or percutaneous fasciotomy, involves using the bevel of a hypodermic needle to essentially shred the ropes of constricting fascia characteristic of Dupuytren’s disease.

2007 July 24, Kate Murphy, “Straightening Bent Fingers, No Surgery Required”, in New York Times:

(surgery) The cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).

fasciotomia

the cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure


DBS

en-noun

DBS (countable and uncountable, plural DBSes)

In deep brain stimulation, or DBS, the areas of the brain that control movement are stimulated with electrical signals.

2020, Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom, Viking (2021), page 50:

deep brain stimulation
deep brain stimulation#English

(surgery) Initialism of deep brain stimulation.


cutdown

(surgery) An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.


marsupialization

marsupialization (usually uncountable, plural marsupializations)

(surgery) The surgical technique of cutting a slit into a cyst and suturing its edges to form a continuous surface from the exterior to the interior of the cyst, allowing it to drain freely.


ecraseur

(surgery) A surgical instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a chain to avoid haemorrhage.


vertebroplasty

Prosecutors charged Synthes and Norian Corporation with running an unauthorized trial of the bone filler in spinal procedures known as vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.

2009 June 17, Barry Meier, “Synthes, Medical Device Maker, Accused of Improper Marketing”, in New York Times:

(surgery) A medical procedure where bone cement is injected percutaneously into a fractured vertebra with the goal of relieving the pain of vertebral compression fractures.


pancreaticojejunostomy

From pancreatico- + jejuno- + -stomy or pancreatico- + jejun- + -ostomy or pancreatico- + jejunostomy.

(surgery) A side-to-side anastomosis of the pancreatic duct and the jejunum, used to treat chronic pancreatitis.


biliopancreatic diversion

biliopancreatic diversion (plural biliopancreatic diversions)

The study, of 111 children born to 49 mothers who had a type of weight-loss surgery called biliopancreatic diversion, found that babies born after the operation had lower birth weights than those born before, and their risk of becoming severely obese as children was one-third the risk of those born before.

2009 September 8, Roni Caryn Rabin, “Children: Seeing a Family Benefit in Obesity Surgery”, in New York Times:

(surgery) An operation in which part of the stomach is resected, creating a smaller stomach to which the distal part of the small intestine is then connected, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum.


tendonectomy

(surgery) The surgical cutting of tendons.


septoplasty

septoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural septoplasties)

(surgery) A corrective surgical procedure to straighten a deviated nasal septum.

(surgery) A surgical procedure to harvest cartilage from the nasal septum to be used as grafting material.


septorhinoplasty

septorhinoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural septorhinoplasties)

(surgery) A surgical procedure that combines a septoplasty and a rhinoplasty in order to improve the function and appearance of the nose.


urethrotome

(surgery) An instrument for cutting a urethral stricture.


uraniscoplasty

(archaic, surgery) palatoplasty (the forming an artificial palate)


sutural

a sutural dehiscence

sutural elevation

sutural fold

(botany, surgery) Of or pertaining to a suture


uvulatomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of the uvula.


bronchotome

From broncho- + -tome, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos) and -τομον (-tomon, “that cuts”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

(surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.


stomatoplasty

(surgery) The operation of forming a mouth where the aperture has been contracted or deformed


thyrotomy

(surgery) An incision into the thyroid cartilage.


ovariotomist

Liston lashed the ovariotomists as ‘belly rippers’, and critics suggested it was done only to allow surgeons to practise pelvic surgery.

1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 351:

(surgery, now historical) Someone who performs a ovariotomy.


uvulatome

(surgery) An instrument for removing the uvula.


cystotome

(surgery) A knife or instrument used in cystotomy.


oncotomy

(surgery) The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumour, with a cutting instrument.


refracture

(surgery) A second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon.


galvanocautery

galvanocautery (usually uncountable, plural galvanocauteries)

galvanocautery puncture

(surgery) Cautery by means of a knife or needle heated by a galvanic current.

galvanocautérisation

cautery by means of a knife or needle heated by a galvanic current


lithoclast

(surgery) A now obsolete instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.


gastroelytrotomy

(surgery, dated) The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a foetus.


laryngotome

(surgery) A long sharp needle-like instrument for performing laryngotomy.


tonsilotome

(surgery, archaic) An instrument for removing the tonsils.


excisable

After incomplete resection of soft tissue sarcomas, resection of local tissue should be performed, even if excisable tissue margins appear narrow.

2007 February, Bacon NJ, Dernell WS, Ehrhart N, Powers BE, Withrow SJ, “Evaluation of primary re-excision after recent inadequate resection of soft tissue sarcomas in dogs: 41 cases (1999-2004)”, in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, volume 230, number 4, →DOI, →PMID, pages 548–554:


anaplasty

from Ancient Greek: ἀνά: (ana), "backward" + πλάσις (plasis), "formation".

(surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.


cheiloplasty

cheiloplasty (countable and uncountable, plural cheiloplasties)

Ancient Greek χείλος (kheílos) + -plasty

(surgery) The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or part of a lip.


laryngotracheotomy

(surgery) The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper ring of the trachea.


desquamatory

And this shall be done with a scaling or Desquamatory Trepan, (as they term it) with which you may easily take up as much of the bone, as you shall think expedient: And I have here given you the figure thereof

1649, Ambroise Paré, The Workes of that Famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey, page 269:

(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.


reamputation

reamputation (countable and uncountable, plural reamputations)

(surgery) A second amputation performed upon the same body part.


exarticulate

en-verb

exarticulate (third-person singular simple present exarticulates, present participle exarticulating, simple past and past participle exarticulated)

exarticulates (present singular third-person)
exarticulating (participle present)
exarticulated (participle past)
exarticulated (past)

(surgery) To amputate a limb by cutting through a joint


langate

(surgery, obsolete) A linen roller used in dressing wounds.


adenotonsillectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils, combination of adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy

adenotonsillektomia

surgical removal of adenoids and tonsils


jejunectomy

(surgery) Removal (of all, or part) of the jejunum


jejunocolostomy

(surgery) The creation of an opening between the jejunum and the colon.


jejunoplasty

(surgery) Corrective surgery of the jejunum


jejunotomy

(surgery) incision into, or removal of the jejunum


jejunojejunostomy

(surgery) An opening (anastomosis) created between two parts of the jejunum.


jejunoileostomy

(surgery) The creation of a connection between the jejunum and the ilium


pyloroplasty

(surgery) Surgical correction of the pylorus


bunionectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of a bunion


cryoprostatectomy

(surgery) destruction of the prostate gland by means of a cryoprobe


abdominohysterectomy

(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.


metrotome

(surgery, historical) An instrument for cutting or scarifying the uterus or the neck of the uterus.


acetabuloplasty

(surgery) corrective surgery to the acetabulum


exarticulation

Three cases were then related in which amputation at the middle of the thigh had been followed by osteomyelitis in the stump, but in which cures had been obtained without exarticulation.

1865, The American Journal of the Medical Sciences - Volume 50, page 232:

The operation of exarticulation presents the following advantages over amputation performed in the continuity of the diseased bure in cases of osteo-myelitis:

1867, International Record of Medicine and General Practice Clinics, page 452:

Even after early amputation and exarticulation one soon sees recurrence and lung metastases.

1938, Ernst Albert Pohle, Clinical Roentgen Therapy, page 590:

(surgery) The action, or the result of exarticulating


achillotomy

(surgery) tenotomy of the Achilles tendon