Varicose veins are swollen and distended veins, usually in the legs, resulting from pressure. Pregnancy is a common cause. Varicocities is another name. Varicose veins can occur anywhere, but the phrase is often used to mean varicose veins in the leg. Varicose veins can cause stasis or impaired blood flow.
The removal of a testicle is orchiectomy or orchidectomy.
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A varicocele is the varicose vein of the testicles.
Varicoceles: enlarged swollen veins near the testicles
Orchidectomy is surgical removal of one or both testicles.
Varicocelectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a varicocele.
Vasectomy means surgical removal of the vas deferens or ductus deferens.
castration.
Varicocele
The medical term for surgical tying and cutting of the vas deferens is vasectomy. This procedure is commonly done as a form of permanent contraception in males.
Cystectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the bladder.
Vasectomy: removal of portion of each vas deferens (narrow tube that carries sperm from the epdidymis into the body toward the urethra). Vasectomy is surgical removal of a part of each vas for sterilization.
Myotomy is the medical term meaning the surgical removal of part of a muscle.
Hemorrhoidectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of hemorrhoids. -ectomy is the combining form meaning surgical removal.
Parotidectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the parotid gland.
Hemiglossectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of half the tongue.
Hemihepatectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of half or a lobe of the liver.
Hydrocelectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a hydrocele.
Pharyngolaryngectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of both the larynx and pharynx. The individual procedures are laryngectomy and pharyngectomy.
Lymphadenectomy is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a lymph node.
The medical term for the surgical removal of the epididymis is epididymectomy.