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-ectomy : surgical removal (see List of -ectomies). The term 'resection' is also used, especially when referring to a tumor.-opsy : looking at-oscopy : viewing of, normally with a scope-ostomy or -stomy : surgically creating a hole (a new "mouth" or "stoma", from the Greek στόμα (stóma), meaning "body", see List of -ostomies)
Walter Lawrence, Jr., surgical oncologist and leader in civil rights health equity efforts. Lars Leksell, neurosurgery, inventor of radiosurgery. Joseph Lister, discoverer of surgical asepsis. Kakish Ryskulova, inventor of new techniques in vascular surgery. Hilda Villegas Castrejón, Mexican surgeon and pioneer in electron microscopy.
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Anterior interval release. Arthrodesis. Arthroplasty. Arthroscopy. Arthroscopy (journal) Arthrotomy. Articular cartilage repair.
Theodor Kocher (1841–1917) — thyroid surgery; first surgeon to win the Nobel Prize. Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec (1781–1826) — inventor of the stethoscope. Janet Lane-Claypon (1877–1967) — pioneer of epidemiology. Thomas Linacre (1460–1524) — founder of Royal College of Physicians.
Pages in category "Surgical procedures and techniques" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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This page is dedicated specifically to listing surgical instruments used in general surgery. Instruments can be classified in many ways - but broadly speaking, there are five kinds of instruments. Cutting and dissecting instruments: Scalpels, scissors, and saws are the most traditional. Elevators can be both cutting and lifting/retracting.
This list uses significant capitalization for headwords (the abbreviations) and their expansions. [4] EG abb. EG full name. Other. (ver change, need to know...etc.) ABG. arterial blood gas. ACE.