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"Patella" is another name for the kneecap. "Patellar" means pertaining to the kneecap.
"Patella" is the medical term for kneecap.
Kneecap removal, or patellectomy, is the surgical removal of the patella, commonly called the kneecap.
Kneecap is patella, upper leg bone is femur, and the term meaning pertaining to the kneecap and upper leg bone is patellofemoral.
Patellar means pertaining to the kneecap. The patella is the medical term for the knee cap.
thoracectomy (excision). The cutting into the chest, or opening of the chest, is known as a thoracotomy.
it might be excision as that meant out process.
biopsy? excise/excision?
The medical term for excision of the prostate gland is "prostatectomy." This procedure may be done to treat conditions such as prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or when there are complications related to the prostate gland.
Lymphadenectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a lymph node.
Chondromalacia patella
Moh's surgery