What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a bone?

Answer 1

well, excise is a good word.

For removal of a limb: Amputation

For removal of mass or organ: Excision (Excision means that tissue is removed, using a scalpel, laser or another instrument)

To remove a tissue sample: Biopsy

The medical terminology combining form for surgical removal is -ectomy.
Excision is the medical term meaning surgical removal. -ectomy is the medical terminology combining form meaning surgical removal.

Answer 2

A surgical removal of a joint would be arthrectomy (arthr-means joint, -ectomy means surgical removal). Another term is articuloectomy (articul/o=joint, ectomy=removal).

Answer 3

Arthrotomy is surgical incision into a joint.

Answer 4

Chondrectomy is excision or surgical removal of cartilage.

Answer 5

The surgical repair or replacement of a joint is known as arthroplasty. Replacement of a joint may also be referred to as prosthetic arthroplasty or total joint replacement.

Answer 6

Arthroplasty is surgery to reconstruct a joint.

Answer 7

Arthroplasty is the medical term meaning surgical repair of a joint.

Answer 8

Replacement arthroplasty is the term for joint replacement. The term for repair of the joint is arthroplasty.

Answer 9

Ostectomy is surgical removal of bone.

Answer 10

To excise is to surgically remove.