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What is the medical term meaning surgical incision into the ventricle of the brain?
encephelotomy
What is the medical term meaning incision into lung and brain?
Pneumotomy is surgical incision into a lung.
What is the medical term meaning surgical Incision into a valve?
Thoracotomy means surgical incision of the chest or thorax. A incision into the chest is done with two different methods. A incision into the front of the chest is known as a Median Sternotomy. This is usually the incision used for cardiac bypass, valve replacement, etc. A incision into the side of the chest is known as a Thoracotomy.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the frontal lobe?
Frontal lobotomy is surgical incision into the frontal lobe of the brain.
What does the prefix -tomy mean?
The prefix -tomy means "cutting into" or "incision." It is commonly used in medical terminology to refer to surgical procedures involving cutting or incision. Examples include appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix) and lobotomy (surgical incision into the frontal lobe of the brain).
What is the medical term meaning surgical puncture of the brain?
Craniostomy.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of part of the brain?
lobotomy
What is the medical term meaning surgical incision into the thalamus?
Thalamotomy (thalsm = thalamus + tom = cut + y = procedure) was first introduced to the medical world in the 1950s as an invasive procedure for the control of temors such as those associated with Parkinson's disease. Working on the side of the thalamus opposite the side with the tremors, the positive effects are immediate. Subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) is sometimes a perferred procedure since it is not as destructive.
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 Creation of an artificial opening between the ventricles of the brain and the cisterna magna?
Ventriculocisternostomy
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of the pituitary gland?
HypophysectomyhypophysectomyhypophysectomyHypophysectomy is surgical removal of the pituiatry, a gland in the brain.
What is the medical term meaning without a brain?
Anencephalic is the medical term meaning without a brain.
