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List of surgical procedures

Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. Many have been mentioned on such medical drama shows as ER, or the TLC Network show, Trauma: Life in the ER. The meaning of surgical procedure names can be understood if the name is broken into parts. Let us take an example.

Splenectomy: -tomy is a suffix meaning either the removal, or the "cutting up" of a certain part of the body. Splene- means spleen. So, it is the removal of the spleen (or sections thereof).

List of surgical term roots

• angio-
• bi-
• -ectomy
• encephal-
• hepat-
• hyster-
• lobo-
• mammo-
• masto-
• nephro-
• -oid
• oophor-
• -opsy
• orchid-
• -otomy
• pen-
• -plasty
• -sect
• vas-

List of surgical procedures

• Abdominal surgery (this article needs attention)
• Abdominoplasty
• Adenoidectomy
• Amputation
• Angioplasty
• Appendicectomy (also Appendectomy)
• Bilateral cingulotomy
• Biopsy
• Breast biopsy
• Cauterization
• Cesarean section
• Cholecystectomy
• Cricothoracotomy
• Colon resection
• Colostomy
• Commissurotomy
• Clitoridectomy
• Discectomy
• Diverticulectomy
• Encephalectomy
• Episiotomy
• Fistulotomy
• Fundectomy
• Gastrectomy
• Grafting
• Hemorrhoidectomy
• Hepatectomy
• Hernia repair
• Hysterectomy
• Laparoscopy
• Laparotomy
• Lobotomy
• Mammoplasty
• Mastectomy
• Mastoidectomy
• Mentoplasty
• Myotomy
• Nephrectomy
• Nissen fundoplication
• Oophorectomy
• Orchidectomy
• Parathyroidectomy
• Penectomy
• Sigmoidostomy
• Sphincterotomy
• Splenectomy
• Thoracotomy
• Thyroidectomy
• Tonsillectomy
• Tracheotomy
• Tracheostomy
• Tubal ligation
• Ureterosigmoidostomy
• Vasectomy
• Vivisection

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