This page gathers the 471 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Surgery”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 2 of 5: from “crossclamp” to “gastroileostomy”.
- crossclamp noun A clamp applied to the aorta in order to isolate circulation from the heart
- crotchet noun A hook-shaped instrument, especially as used in obstetric surgery.
- crowbill noun A kind of forceps for extracting bullets, etc., from wounds.
- cryoclamp noun A clamp designed to be used at low temperatures
- cryoextraction noun The removal of a cataract using a cryoprobe
- cryonecrosis noun Necrosis caused by extreme cold, whether as trauma (in frostbite) or as a method of cryoablation in research or in cryosurgery.
- cup verb To apply a cup or cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.
- cutdown noun An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.
- cyclodialysis noun The creation of a passage between anterior chamber of the eye and the suprachoroidal space such that the aqueous humour may filter out and…
- cystodiathermy noun A procedure for excising small lesions of the bladder, or for obtaining hemostasis after biopsy of the bladder.
- cystogastrostomy noun A surgical or endoscopic procedure in which a cyst is connected to the stomach to allow the cyst contents to drain into the gastric lumen…
- cystojejunostomy noun A surgical procedure where a pancreatic pseudocyst is drained by connecting it directly to the jejunum so the fluid can empty into the…
- cystoprostatovesiculectomy noun Surgical removal of the urinary bladder, prostate gland, and seminal vesicles, typically performed as a treatment for invasive pelvic…
- cystotome noun Any of a class of surgical knives for making incisions in the urinary bladder.
- dacryocystorhinostomy noun a surgical procedure that creates a new passageway between the lacrimal sac and the nasal cavity to bypass a blockage in the normal tear…
- Davydov procedure noun A form of vaginoplasty in which the patient's peritoneum is used to construct a neovagina or to lengthen an abnormally short vagina.
- debag verb To perform blepharoplasty; to remove eyebags.
- deep brain stimulation noun A neurosurgical procedure involving the implantation of a medical device called a neurostimulator which sends electrical impulses, through…
- dehymenization noun The surgical or gynecological removal of the hymen; hymenotomy.
- dermofasciectomy noun The removal (and subsequent grafting) of diseased palmar fascia along with any overlying involved skin
- derotate verb To correct a rotational deformity.
- derotation noun The correction of a rotational deformity.
- descendostomy noun An operation involving the formation of an artificial opening from the descending colon through the abdominal wall.
- desquamatory adj Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
- detrusorrhaphy noun A surgical procedure during which the detrusor muscle is reconstructed around the ureterovesical junction to form a competent one-way…
- diaeresis noun An act of separating body parts or tissues which are normally together.
- disarticulator noun An instrument to disarticulate
- dissect verb To separate muscles, organs, etc. without cutting into them or disrupting their architecture.
- dorsal slit noun A single incision along the upper length of the foreskin from the tip to the corona, exposing the glans without removing any tissue.
- dossil noun A small roll or plug used to stop a sore, wound, etc.; a pledget.
- downgraft noun A surgical grafting procedure that involves downward (inferior) movement, usually of the maxilla, done for reconstructive purposes, as for…
- duodenocholedochotomy noun A surgical procedure involving the creation of an incision between the duodenum and the common bile duct, typically performed to gain…
- duodenocystostomy noun anastomosis of the duodenum and gallbladder
- duodenoduodenostomy noun An surgical procedure in which two portions of the duodenum are surgically connected to restore a continuous intestinal passage, usually…
- duodenoenterostomy noun A surgical procedure that connects the duodenum to another part of the small intestine to bypass a blockage or diseased section of the…
- duodenoileostomy noun A surgical procedure in which the duodenum is connected to the ileum, creating an anastomosis that allows intestinal contents to bypass…
- duodenojejunostomy noun A surgical procedure that creates a anastomosis between the duodenum and the jejunum to bypass a blockage or narrowing in the duodenum and…
- duodenopancreatectomy noun A major surgical procedure involving removal of the duodenum and part or all of the pancreas, typically performed to treat tumors or other…
- écrasement noun The operation of removing a part, as a tumor, by a wire or chain loop gradually tightened so as to cut slowly through its attachment.
- ecraseur noun A surgical instrument intended to replace the knife in many operations, the parts operated on being severed by the crushing effect produced…
- electrocoagulation noun A form of electrosurgery in which a high-frequency electric current is used to bring about the coagulation and destruction of tissue.
- electrosurgery noun the application of high-frequency electric current to tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate it
- embole noun An operation for the reduction of a dislocation.
- embolization noun A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that affects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
- emplastrum noun A medical plaster or dressing made from a soft mixture of drugs, balms, or adhesives spread on cloth or paper.
- endomucosal adj endoscopic mucosal
- endopyelotomy noun A procedure to widen the renal pelvis by inserting small instruments either up through the urinary tract or down through the skin and into…
- enterocystoplasty noun cystoplasty, using tissue from the small intestine, in order to enlarge the capacity of the urinary bladder
- enteroenterostomy noun A surgical procedure in which two parts of the small intestine are connected or reconnected. This is usually done when there's a need to…
- enucleation noun The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.
- epidermization noun skin grafting
- epididymovasostomy noun A microsurgical procedure in which the vas deferens is directly connected to the epididymis to bypass a blockage in the epididymal tubules…
- epikeratoplasty noun A form of keratoplasty in which the lenticule is sutured onto the cornea after removal of the epithelium
- esophagodiverticulostomy noun A surgical or endoscopic procedure that creates a common passage between the esophagus and an esophageal diverticulum, allowing trapped…
- esophagoduodenostomy noun A surgical anastomosis in which the distal esophagus is directly connected to the duodenum, typically performed after a total gastrectomy…
- esophagoenterostomy noun A surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the small intestine, usually done after removal or loss of the stomach to…
- esophagoesophagostomy noun A reconstructive surgical procedure in which the two ends of a divided or resected esophagus are rejoined, restoring continuity of the…
- esophagogastrectomy noun A surgical procedure in which part or all of the esophagus and part of the stomach are removed, most often to treat cancers of the…
- esophagogastroanastomosis noun A surgical procedure in which the esophagus is directly connected to the stomach after part of the esophagus has been removed or bypassed…
- esophagogastroduodenostomy noun A surgical procedure in which the esophagus is directly joined to the stomach and duodenum, typically to restore continuity of the upper…
- esophagogastrostomy noun A surgical procedure in which the esophagus is directly connected to the stomach, typically after part of the esophagus has been removed.
- esophagojejunoanastomosis noun A surgical procedure in which the esophagus is connected directly to the jejunum, usually after a gastrectomy or when the stomach cannot be…
- esophagojejunoduodenoplasty noun A surgical operation in which the esophagus is connected to or reconstructed using parts of the jejunum and duodenum, typically to restore…
- esophagojejunoduodenostomy noun A surgical reconstruction procedure in which the esophagus is connected to the jejunum and duodenum, creating a pathway for food to pass…
- esophagojejunogastrostomy noun A surgical procedure in which the esophagus is connected to the jejunum with involvement of the stomach or a gastric remnant, to restore…
- esophagojejunostomy noun A surgical procedure that connects the esophagus directly to the jejunum, usually after the stomach has been removed or bypassed, to allow…
- esophagopharyngolaryngectomy noun A major surgical procedure in which the esophagus, pharynx, and larynx are removed, typically performed to treat advanced cancers involving…
- ethmoidectomy noun A surgical procedure involving the removal of part or all of the ethmoid sinus air cells, typically performed to treat chronic sinusitis…
- Eustachian catheter noun A tubular instrument that can be introduced into the Eustachian tube in order to allow inflation of the middle ear through the nose or…
- eviscerate verb To remove a bodily organ or its contents.
- Ewing amputation noun A type of below-the-knee amputation, which reconstructs agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces that are left hanging unpaired in…
- exarticulate verb To amputate a limb by cutting through a joint
- exarticulation noun The action, or the result of exarticulating
- excisable adj Able to be excised.
- excision noun The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
- exenteration noun The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
- exscind verb To cut out.
- exsection noun The removal by operation of a portion of a limb, especially the removal of a portion of a bone in the vicinity of a joint.
- exteriorization noun The act of removing something from a body.
- exteriorize verb To expose (an internal organ) for observation or surgery.
- eye job noun A plastic surgical procedure to alter the appearance of the eyelid(s), especially for cosmetic reasons.
- face job noun A plastic surgical procedure to alter the appearance of the face, particularly for cosmetic reasons.
- fanon noun A fold of linen laid under a splint.
- fasciotomy noun The cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).
- fenestrate verb To cut an opening into.
- fenestration noun An opening in the surface of an organ etc; the surgical creation of such an opening, especially one in the bony part of the inner ear made…
- fishmouth noun A wide incision made to drain fluid from under the fingernail.
- flap noun A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.
- foraminotomy noun A medical operation used to relieve pressure on nerves that are being compressed by the intervertebral foramina
- fourchette noun An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.
- fragmentation noun the an operation that breaks of solid matter in a body part into pieces, such as kidney stones
- frontoethmoidectomy noun A surgical procedure involving the removal of diseased tissue and/or bone from the frontal and ethmoid sinuses, typically performed to…
- fundoplication noun An operation in which the gastric fundus (upper part) of the stomach is wrapped, or plicated, around the lower end of the esophagus and…
- galea noun A kind of bandage for the head.
- gastrectomy noun A surgery in which part or all of the stomach is removed to treat conditions such as stomach cancer, severe ulcers, or obesity.
- gastroduodenostomy noun A surgical procedure in which the stomach is connected directly to the duodenum, usually after part of the stomach has been removed.
- gastroelytrotomy noun The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of…
- gastroenterostomy noun The surgical procedure for making a connection between the stomach and the jejunum, usually as part of an operation, performed at the same…
- gastrogastrostomy noun A reconstructive operation that involves suturing together two remaining segments of the stomach after partial resection or disruption…
- gastroileostomy noun A surgical procedure that creates a direct connection between the stomach and the ileum, bypassing the duodenum and jejunum to allow food…