a surgical operation
101proctocolectomy — Surgical removal of the rectum together with part or all of the colon. [procto + G. kolon, colon, + ektome, excision] * * * n. a surgical operation in which the rectum and colon are removed. In panproctocolectomy the whole rectum and colon are… …
102vasovasostomy — Surgical anastomosis of vasa deferentia, to restore fertility in a previously vasectomized male. [vaso + vaso + G. stoma, mouth] * * * va·so·va·sos·to·my .vā zō vā zäs tə mē n, pl mies …
103cystopexy — Surgical attachment of the gallbladder or of the urinary bladder to the abdominal wall or to other supporting structures. SYN: ventrocystorrhaphy. [cysto + G. pexis, fixation] * * * n. a surgical operation to fix the urinary bladder (or a portion …
104major surgery — surgical operation involving a great amount of entry into the body, risky operation …
105tubal ligation surgery — surgical operation to block the Fallopian tubes in a woman to permanently prevent pregnancy …
106Rhinoplasty — For the album by Primus, see Rhinoplasty (album). Rhinoplasty Intervention Rhinoplasty: The lower lateral cartilage (greater alar cartilage) exposed for plastic modification via the left nostril …
107Gastric bypass surgery — Gastric bypass procedures (GBP) are any of a group of similar operations used to treat morbid obesity the severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue and the health problems (comorbidities) it causes. Bariatric surgery is the term… …
108Medicine in medieval Islam — In the history of medicine, Islamic medicine or Arabic medicine refers to medicine developed in the medieval Islamic civilization and written in Arabic, the lingua franca of the Islamic civilization. Despite these names, a significant number of… …
109History of psychosurgery in the United Kingdom — Psychosurgery is a surgical operation that destroys brain tissue in order to alleviate the symptoms of mental disorder. [Mental Health Act 1983, section 57.] The lesions are usually, but not always, made in the frontal lobes. Tissue may be… …
110Liver transplantation — Intervention Human liver ICD 9 CM 50.5 …
