heelkunde

Definitions of heelkunde
  1. noun
    a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
    synonyms: chirurgie, operatie, praktijkruimte, spreekuur
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    excisie, extirpatie, uitsnijding
    surgical removal of a body part or tissue
    overtijdbehandeling, overtijdsbehandeling
    surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
    sterilisatie
    the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
    transplantatie
    an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
    dierproef, vivisectie
    the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)
    lobectomie
    surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)
    borstamputatie, mamma-amputatie, mastectomie
    surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor
    vasectomie, vasotomie
    surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible
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