medical procedure

a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

a procedure employed by a dentist

the operation of introducing a catheter into the body

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery

surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint

a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision

any surgical procedure involving the brain

surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)

the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer

a surgical opening through the skull

the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)

surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette

surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing

removal of the outer covering of an organ or part

a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion

surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery)

surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine

surgical removal of something without cutting into it

a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body

surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient

surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)

any surgical procedure involving the eyes

surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis

surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated

surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)

any surgical procedure involving the heart

surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them

surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)

a surgical procedure that places something in the human body

surgical operation that shortens the small intestine; used in treating obesity

surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding

any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance

surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures

any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance

surgical incision or division of a muscle

surgical removal of the eardrum

surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft

surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)

any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves)

operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum

surgical sectioning of bone

surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes

surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)

surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins

surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina

surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue

surgical removal of a polyp

surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus

surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms

surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex

a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies

the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus

the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part

a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes

an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)

an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull

surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear

surgical correction of a defect of the palate

a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy

the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)