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What does this mean tonsillectomy?
Tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the tonsils
What does tumor removal mean?
Tumor removal is a surgical procedure to remove an abnormal growth.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the cervix?
Cervicectomy and trachelectomy both mean surgical removal of the cervix.
What does hemigastrectomy mean?
Surgical removal of all or part of the stomach. It's most often used for cancer of the stomach, but also sometimes for ulcers, holes in the stomach wall or polyps.
Does bursitis mean Surgical removal of a bursa?
Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa; bursectomy is removal of a bursa.
What does incidental appendectomy mean?
Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix, performed incidentally to another primary surgical procedure.
What does nail removal mean?
Nail removal is a form of treatment that is sometimes necessary following traumatic injuries or recurrent infections in the area of the nail. There are nonsurgical as well as surgical methods of nail removal.
What does the suffix -tomy mean?
The suffix -tomy means cutting into or incision. It is commonly used in medical terminology to describe surgical procedures involving cutting into a specific part of the body. Examples include appendectomy (removal of the appendix) and lobotomy (surgical incision into the frontal lobe of the brain).
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of all or part of the colon?
proctectomy (lat. proctectomia)The two main terms for surgical removal of the rectum are proctectomy and rectal resection. They mean the same thing, so which one you choose is just personal preference.
What does nails mean?
Nail removal is a form of treatment that is sometimes necessary following traumatic injuries or recurrent infections in the area of the nail. There are nonsurgical as well as surgical methods of nail removal.
When does Krakatoa Volcano erupted?
Do you mean :'' When did Krakatoa erupted? Krakatoa erupted in 1883
What does the medical terminology combining form -tomy mean?
Surgical terms which refer to removal of a body part or internal organ end with, "ectomy." For example, the removal of a portion of a person's lung is referred to as a "lobectomy." The removal of one's adrenal glands (either the right or left adrenal gland) is called an "adrenalectomy." Removal of a kidney is termed as "nephrectomy."ectomy
