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Ectomy

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excisionnoun(surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
exsectionnounA cutting out or away.
exeresisnounAlternative spelling of exaeresis. [(surgery, now rare) An operation involving the removal of a part or parts of the body; excision, ectomy.]
exaeresisnoun(surgery, now rare) An operation involving the removal of a part or parts of the body; excision, ectomy.
exenterationnoun(surgery) The surgical removal of all the contents of a body cavity such as the pelvis or the orbit.
enterectomynoun(surgery) The excision of part of the intestine.
sectionectomynoun(surgery) Removal of a section of an organ.
resectionnoun(medicine) The surgical removal of part or all of a tissue, organ, tumor, or body part.
surgerynoun(medicine, usually uncountable) A procedure involving major incisions to remove, repair, or replace a part of a body.
transplantectomynoun(surgery) The excision of a transplant.
exostectomynoun(surgery) excision of an exostosis
osteectomynoun(surgery) The surgical removal of a bone.
omentectomynoun(surgery) The excision of the omentum.
exteriorizationnounThe physical embodiment of an abstraction.
ostectomynoun(surgery) Excision of all or part of a bone.
enucleationnoun(surgery) The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.
surgical procedurenoun(medicine) A procedure in which one or more incisions are made into the body in order to repair damage or remove diseased tissue; an operation.
operationnoun(uncountable) The act or process of operating (verb): agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
suturectomynoun(surgery) The removal of sutures.
ungiectomynoun(surgery) The surgical removal of a fingernail or toenail.

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