surgery -
the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"
medical science the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease
surgery -
a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery"
room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
surgery -
a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
amputation a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
angioplasty an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery
arthroplasty surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint
arthroscopy a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision
brain surgery any surgical procedure involving the brain
castration surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men); "bilateral castration results in sterilization"
cryosurgery the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
curettage,
curettement surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
debridement surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
decortication removal of the outer covering of an organ or part
d and c,
dilatation and curettage,
dilation and curettage a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion
electrosurgery surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery)
enterostomy,
enterotomy surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine
enucleation surgical removal of something without cutting into it; "the enucleation of the tumor"
wrong-site surgery a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body
evisceration altering something (as a legislative act or a statement) in such a manner as to reduce its value; "the adoption of their amendments would have amounted to an evisceration of the act"
exenteration surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)
fenestration surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
gastrectomy surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
gastroenterostomy surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated
gastrostomy surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)
heart surgery any surgical procedure involving the heart
phlebectomy surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins
photocoagulation surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina
resection surgical removal of part of a structure or organ
rhinotomy surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus
rhizotomy surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms
sex-change operation,
transsexual surgery surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex
purse-string operation,
shirodkar's operation a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies
sterilisation,
sterilization the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)
strabotomy the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus
taxis the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part
tracheostomy,
tracheotomy a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes
organ transplant,
transplantation,
transplant the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"
trephination an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull
tympanoplasty surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear
uranoplasty surgical correction of a defect of the palate
surgery -
The production of a manifold by removing parts of one manifold and replacing them with corresponding parts of others.
Wikipedia
Surgery is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, and sometimes for religious reasons. An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical procedure, operation, or simply surgery. In this context, the verb operate means performing surgery.
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surgery A surgical procedure.
surgery The science and practice of performing surgical operations.
