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Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of the ovaries, also called spaying. Orchiectomy is the surgical removal of the testicles, also called orchidectomy, castration, or neutering. Ostectomy is the surgical removal of bone. Operculectomy is the surgical removal of the gum flaps that cover erupted wisdom teeth.
myo- : related to muscle tissue, from the Greek μυς, mús, from μύσκυλος múskulos, "little mouse", so called because the Greeks believed that muscles looked like little mice. nephro- : related to the kidney from the Greek νεφρόν, nephrón , accusative declension of νεφρός, kidney
Surgery [a] is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass), to reconstruct or improve aesthetics and appearance (cosmetic surgery), or to remove unwanted tissues (body fat, glands ...
Hemicorporectomy is a radical surgery in which the body below the waist is amputated, transecting the lumbar spine. This removes the legs , the genitalia (internal and external), urinary system , pelvic bones, anus , and rectum .
Arthroscopic surgery. Minimally invasive procedures were pioneered by interventional radiologists who had first introduced angioplasty and the catheter-delivered stent.Many other minimally invasive procedures have followed where images of all parts of the body can be obtained and used to direct interventional instruments by way of catheters (needles and fine tubes), so that many conditions ...
Anatomical hemispherectomy refers to the resection and removal of an entire hemisphere of the brain, which includes all four lobes, with or without the removal of basal ganglia and thalamus. [ 6 ] Functional hemispherectomy refers to surgeries that disable the function of one hemisphere, while maintaining its blood supply and without physically ...
The surgery is also called ovariectomy, but this term is mostly used in reference to non-human animals, e.g. the surgical removal of ovaries from laboratory animals. Removal of the ovaries of females is the biological equivalent of castration of males; the term castration is only occasionally used in the medical literature to refer to ...
Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, whereas keyhole surgery performed on the thoracic or chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery. Specific surgical instruments used in laparoscopic surgery include obstetrical forceps , scissors, probes, dissectors, hooks, and retractors.