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What term describes the removal of a body part or the destruction of its function by surgery hormones drugs heat chemical destruction or other methods?

The removal or destruction of a body part calls for the suffix "-ectomy" appended to the (usually Latin name) of that body part. For example: The removal of the vermiform appendix is an appendectomy.


Destruction of the function of a body part?

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What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a diseased part of body or organ?

Amputation?


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A body part which is reduced in size and seems to have no function is called?

A body part which is reduced in size and seems to have no function is called a vestigial. One example is the cecum. This is connected to the appendix.