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  2. List of -ectomies - Wikipedia

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    Ganglionectomy is the excision of a ganglion. Gastrectomy is the partial or full removal of the stomach. Gingivectomy is the removal of gums. Glossectomy is the removal of part or all of the tongue. Gonadectomy is the removal of the gonads.

  3. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    denotes a surgical operation or removal of a body part; resection, excision Greek ἐκτομή (ektomḗ), excision mastectomy-edema: swelling Greek οἴδημα (oídēma), swelling lymphedema, lipedema-emesis: vomiting condition Greek ἕμεσις (hémesis) hematemesis-emia: blood condition (Am. Engl.) Greek αἷμα (haîma), "blood ...

  4. Excision - Wikipedia

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    Excision may refer to: In surgery, the partial removal of an organ, tissue, bone or tumor from a body; Type II female genital mutilation; A term used by the Australian government as part of its definition of the Australian migration zone; Excision theorem in algebraic topology, a branch of mathematics

  5. List of surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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    -centesis : surgical puncture-tripsy : crushing or breaking up-desis : fusion of two parts into one, stabilization-ectomy : surgical removal (see List of -ectomies). ...

  6. Female genital mutilation - Wikipedia

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    Type II (excision) is the complete or partial removal of the inner labia, with or without removal of the clitoral glans and outer labia. Type IIa is removal of the inner labia; Type IIb, removal of the clitoral glans and inner labia; and Type IIc, removal of the clitoral glans, inner and outer labia. Excision in French can refer to any form of ...

  7. Exeresis - Wikipedia

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    Exeresis may refer to the surgical removal of any part or organ, roughly synonymous to excision. [1] However, it may specifically refer to clearing the uterus of its contents after a miscarriage , such as vacuum aspiration .

  8. Sebaceous cyst - Wikipedia

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    Surgical excision of a sebaceous cyst is a simple procedure to completely remove the sac and its contents, [8] although it should be performed when inflammation is minimal. [9] A sebaceous cyst that has been surgically removed. Three general approaches are used - traditional wide excision, minimal excision, and punch biopsy excision. [10]

  9. Rhytidectomy - Wikipedia

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    A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (from the Ancient Greek ῥυτίς (rhytis) 'wrinkle', and ἐκτομή (ektome) 'excision', the surgical removal of wrinkles), is a type of cosmetic surgery procedure intended to give a more youthful facial appearance. There are multiple surgical techniques and exercise routines.