Surgical operation - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body. surgicaloperation Definitionsofsurgicaloperation noun amedicalprocedureinvolvinganincisionwithinstruments;performedtorepairdamageorarrestdiseaseinalivingbody synonyms: operation,surgery,surgicalprocedure,surgicalprocess seemoreseeless types: show137types... hide137types... catheterisation,catheterization theoperationofintroducingacatheterintothebody ablation,cuttingout,excision,extirpation surgicalremovalofabodypartortissue amputation asurgicalremovalofallorpartofalimb angioplasty anoperationtorepairadamagedbloodvesselorunblockacoronaryartery arthroplasty surgicalreconstructionorreplacementofamalformedordegeneratedjoint arthroscopy aminimallyinvasiveoperationtorepairadamagedjoint;thesurgeonexaminesthejointwithanarthroscopewhilemakingrepairsthroughasmallincision brainsurgery anysurgicalprocedureinvolvingthebrain castration surgicalremovalofthetestesorovaries(usuallytoinhibithormonesecretionincasesofbreastcancerinwomenorprostatecancerinmen) cauterisation,cauterization,cautery theactofcoagulatingbloodanddestroyingtissuewithahotironorcausticagentorbyfreezing chemosurgery useofchemicaltodestroydiseasedormalignanttissue;usedintreatmentofskincancer craniotomy asurgicalopeningthroughtheskull cryosurgery theuseofextremecold(usuallyliquidnitrogen)todestroyunwantedtissue(wartsorcataractsorskincancers) curettage,curettement surgerytoremovetissueorgrowthsfromabodilycavity(astheuterus)byscrapingwithacurette debridement surgicalremovalofforeignmaterialanddeadtissuefromawoundinordertopreventinfectionandpromotehealing decortication removaloftheoutercoveringofanorganorpart DandC,dilatationandcurettage,dilationandcurettage asurgicalprocedureusuallyperformedunderlocalanesthesiainwhichthecervixisdilatedandtheendometrialliningoftheuterusisscrapedwithacuret;performedtoobtaintissuesamplesortostopprolongedbleedingortoremovesmalltumorsortoremovefragmentsofplacentaafterchildbirthorasamethodofabortion electrosurgery surgeryperformedwithelectricaldevices(asinelectrocautery) enterostomy,enterotomy surgicaloperationthatcreatesapermanentopeningthroughtheabdominalwallintotheintestine enucleation surgicalremovalofsomethingwithoutcuttingintoit wrong-sitesurgery asurgicaloperationperformedonthewrongpartofthebody evisceration surgicalremovalofanorgan(orthecontentsofanorgan)fromapatient exenteration surgicalremovaloftheorganswithinabodycavity(asthoseofthepelvis) eyeoperation,eyesurgery anysurgicalprocedureinvolvingtheeyes fenestration surgicalprocedurethatcreatesanewfenestratothecochleainordertorestorehearinglostbecauseofosteosclerosis gastrectomy surgicalremovalofallorpartofthestomach gastroenterostomy surgicalcreationofanopeningbetweenthestomachwallandthesmallintestines;performedwhenthenormalopeninghasbeeneliminated gastrostomy surgicalcreationofanopeningthroughtheabdominalwallintothestomach(asforgastrogavage) heartsurgery anysurgicalprocedureinvolvingtheheart haemorrhoidectomy,hemorrhoidectomy surgicalprocedurefortyinghemorrhoidsandexcisingthem hysterotomy surgicalincisionintotheuterus(asincesareansection) implantation asurgicalprocedurethatplacessomethinginthehumanbody intestinalbypass surgicaloperationthatshortensthesmallintestine;usedintreatingobesity jejunostomy surgicalcreationofanopeningbetweenthejejunumandtheanteriorabdominalwall;willallowartificialfeeding majorsurgery anysurgicalprocedurethatinvolvesanesthesiaorrespiratoryassistance microsurgery surgeryusingoperatingmicroscopesandminiaturizedprecisioninstrumentstoperformintricateproceduresonverysmallstructures minorsurgery anysurgicalprocedurethatdoesnotinvolveanesthesiaorrespiratoryassistance myotomy surgicalincisionordivisionofamuscle myringectomy surgicalremovaloftheeardrum myringoplasty surgicalrepairofaperforatedeardrumwithatissuegraft myringotomy surgicalincisionintotheeardrum(torelievepressureorreleasepusfromthemiddleear) neurosurgery anysurgerythatinvolvesthenervoussystem(brainorspinalcordorperipheralnerves) orchiopexy operationtobringanundescendedtesticleintothescrotum osteotomy surgicalsectioningofbone ostomy surgicalprocedurethatcreatesanartificialopeningfortheeliminationofbodilywastes PPP,UPPP,palatopharyngoplasty,uvulopalatopharyngoplasty surgicalresectionofunnecessarypalatalandoropharyngealtissuetoopentheairway;intendedtocureextremecasesofsnoring(withorwithoutsleepapnea) phlebectomy surgicalremovalorallorpartofavein;sometimesdoneincasesofseverevaricoseveins photocoagulation surgicalprocedurethatusesanintenselaserbeamtodestroydiseasedretinaltissueortomakeascarthatwillholdtheretinaincasesofdetachedretina anaplasty,plasticsurgery,reconstructivesurgery surgeryconcernedwiththerapeuticorcosmeticreformationoftissue polypectomy surgicalremovalofapolyp resection surgicalremovalofpartofastructureororgan rhinotomy surgicalprocedureinwhichanincisionismadeinthenosetodrainaccumulatedpus rhizotomy surgicalprocedureinwhichspinalnerverootsarecut;done(anteriorroots)torelieveintractablepainor(posteriorroots)tostopseveremusclespasms sex-changeoperation,transsexualsurgery surgicalproceduresandhormonaltreatmentsdesignedtoalteraperson'ssexualcharacteristicssothattheresemblethoseoftheoppositesex Shirodkar'soperation,purse-stringoperation asurgicalprocedureinwhichasutureisusedtoclosethecervixinapregnantwoman;isperformedwhenthecervixhasfailedtoretainpreviouspregnancies sterilisation,sterilization theactofmakinganorganismbarrenorinfertile(unabletoreproduce) strabotomy thesurgicaloperationofcuttingamuscleortendonoftheeyeinordertocorrectstrabismus taxis thesurgicalprocedureofmanuallyrestoringadisplacedbodypart tracheostomy,tracheotomy asurgicaloperationthatcreatesanopeningintothetracheawithatubeinsertedtoprovideapassageforair;performedwhenthepharynxisobstructedbyedemaorcancerorothercauses organtransplant,transplant,transplantation anoperationmovinganorganfromoneorganism(thedonor)toanother(therecipient) trephination anoperationthatremovesacircularsectionofbonefromtheskull tympanoplasty surgicalcorrectionorrepairofdefectsorinjuriesintheeardrumorthebonesofthemiddleear uranoplasty surgicalcorrectionofadefectofthepalate vasovasostomy asurgicalprocedurethatattemptstorestorethefunctionofthevasdeferensafteravasectomy vivisection theactofoperatingonlivinganimals(especiallyinscientificresearch) abdominoplasty,tummytuck cosmeticsurgeryoftheabdomentoremovewrinklesandtightentheskinoverthestomach adenoidectomy surgicalremovaloftheadenoids;commonlyperformedalongwithtonsillectomy adrenalectomy,suprarenalectomy surgicalremovalofoneorbothadrenalglands appendectomy,appendicectomy surgicalremovalofthevermiformappendix arthrodesis thesurgicalfixationofajointwhichisintendedtoresultinbonefusion autoplasty surgicalrepairbyusingtissuefromanotherpartofthepatient'sownbody psychosurgery brainsurgeryonhumanpatientsintendedtorelievesevereandotherwiseintractablementalorbehavioralproblems split-braintechnique brainsurgeryonanimalsinwhichthecorpuscallosum(andsometimestheopticchiasm)isseveredsothatcommunicationbetweenthecerebralhemispheresisinterrupted colostomy asurgicaloperationthatcreatesanopeningfromthecolontothesurfaceofthebodytofunctionasananus cholecystectomy surgicalremovalofthegallbladder(usuallyforreliefofgallstonepain) clitoridectomy,femalecircumcision excisionoftheclitoris suctioncurettage,vacuumaspiration amethodofinducedabortion;priortothe14thweekofgestationtheembryoandplacentaareremovedbyapplyingsuctiontothedilatedcervix embolectomy surgicalremovalofanembolus(usuallyfromanartery) endarterectomy surgicalremovaloftheinnerliningofanarterythatiscloggedwithatherosclerosis enervation surgicalremovalofanerve cosmeticsurgery,facelift,facelifting,facelift,lift,nipandtuck,rhytidectomy,rhytidoplasty plasticsurgerytoremovewrinklesandothersignsofagingfromyourface;anincisionismadenearthehairlineandskinispulledbackandexcesstissueisexcised closed-heartsurgery heartsurgeryinwhichasmallincisionismade(thechestcavityisnotopened) open-heartsurgery heartsurgeryinwhichtheribcageisspreadopen,theheartisstoppedandbloodisdetouredthroughaheart-lungmachinewhileaheartvalveorcoronaryarteryissurgicallyrepaired hypophysectomy surgicalremovalofthepituitarygland hysterectomy surgicalremovaloftheuterus cataractsurgery eyesurgerythatinvolvesremovingallorpartofthelensandreplacingitwithanintraocularlensimplant cyclodestructivesurgery aneyeoperationthattreatsglaucomabydestroyingtheciliarybodywithalaser filtrationsurgery eyesurgerythatopensapassageallowingexcessaqueoushumortodrainintosurroundingtissues;atreatmentforglaucoma iridectomy aneyeoperationthattreatsclosed-angleglaucomabysurgicalremovalofpartoftheirisoftheeye iridotomy asurgicalprocedurethatmakesanincisionintheirisoftheeyeinordertoenlargethepupilortotreatclosed-angleglaucoma keratotomy surgicalincisionintothecornea LASEK,laser-assistedsubepithelialkeratomileusis arefractivesurgeryprocedurethatreshapesthecornea lasertrabecularsurgery eyesurgerythatmakesmanytinylaserburnsinanareathatwillincreasethedrainageofaqueoushumor LASIK,laser-assistedinsitukeratomileusis arefractivesurgeryprocedurethatreshapesthecornea vitrectomy asurgicalprocedurethatremovesthevitreoushumorandreplaceitwithsalinesolution ileostomy surgicalprocedurethatcreatesanopeningfromtheileumthroughtheabdominalwalltofunctionasananus;performedincasesofcancerofthecolonorulcerativecolitis cornealgraft,cornealtransplant,keratoplasty asurgicalprocedureinwhichpartorallofadamagedordiseasedcorneaisreplacedbyhealthycornealtissuefromadonor lipectomy,selectivelipectomy plasticsurgeryinvolvingthebreakdownandremovaloffattytissue mastopexy plasticsurgerytoliftorreshapethebreasts neuroplasty plasticsurgeryofthenerves otoplasty reconstructivesurgeryoftheauricleoftheexternalear laminectomy surgicalremovalofthebonyarchesononeormorevertebrae laryngectomy surgicalremovalofpartorallofthelarynx(usuallytotreatcancerofthelarynx) lithotomy surgicalremovalofastone(calculus) lobectomy surgicalremovalofalobefromanyorganofthebody(asthelungorbrain) lumpectomy surgicalremovalofatumorwithoutremovingmuchofthesurroundingtissueorlymphnodes;performedinsomecasesofbreastcancer robotictelesurgery microsurgeryinwhichthesurgeonperformssurgerybymanipulatingthehandsofarobot mastectomy surgicalremovalofabreasttoremoveamalignanttumor mastoidectomy surgicalremovalofsomeorallofthemastoidprocess meniscectomy surgicalremovalofthemeniscusoftheknee nephrectomy surgicalremovalofakidney neurectomy surgicalremovalofallorpartofanerve oophorectomy,ovariectomy surgicalremovalofoneofbothovaries oophorosalpingectomy surgicalremovalofoneorbothovariesandthecorrespondingFallopiantubes ophthalmectomy surgicalremovalofaneye orchidectomy,orchiectomy surgicalremovalofoneorbothtesticles pancreatectomy surgicalremovalofpartorallofthepancreas pneumonectomy surgicalremovalofalung(usuallytotreatlungcancer) prostatectomy surgicalremovalofpartoralloftheprostategland salpingectomy surgicalremovalofoneorbothFallopiantubes septectomy surgicalremovalofallorpartofaseptum(especiallythenasalseptumoratrialseptum) sigmoidectomy surgicalremovalofpartorallofthesigmoidcolon(usuallytoremoveamalignanttumor) splenectomy surgicalremovalofthespleen stapedectomy surgicalremovalofthestapesofthemiddleear sympathectomy surgicalinterruptionofanervepathwayinthesympatheticnervoussystem thrombectomy surgicalremovalofabloodclot(thrombus)fromabloodvessel thyroidectomy surgicalremovalofthethyroidgland tonsillectomy surgicalremovalofthepalatinetonsils;commonlyperformedalongwithadenoidectomy phalloplasty reconstructivesurgeryonthepenistorepaircongenitalabnormalityorinjury proctoplasty,rectoplasty reconstructivesurgeryoftheanusorrectum altering,fixing,neutering thesterilizationofananimal TURP,transurethralresectionoftheprostate removalofsignificantamountsofprostatetissue(asincasesofbenignprostatichyperplasia) cryocautery applicationofasubstancethatdestroystissuebyfreezingit thermocautery cautery(destructionoftissue)byheat vasectomy surgicalprocedurethatremovesallorpartofthevasdeferens(usuallyasameansofsterilization);issometimesreversible vulvectomy surgicalremovalofpartorallofthevulva surgicalcontraception contraceptionbysurgicalsterilization xenotransplant,xenotransplantation asurgicalprocedureinwhichtissueorwholeorgansaretransferedfromonespeciestoanotherspecies typeof: medicalprocedure aprocedureemployedbymedicalordentalpractitioners WordFamily EDITOR’SCHOICE Testprepfromtheexperts BoostyourtestscorewithprogramsdevelopedbyVocabulary.com’sexperts. 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