List of surgical procedures

Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting

names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names
can often be understood if the name is broken into parts.
For example in gastrectomy, ectomy is a sux meaning the removal of a part of the body. Gastro-" means
stomach. Thus, gastrectomy refers to the surgical removal
of the stomach (or sections thereof). otomy means to
cut into a part of the body; a gastrotomy would be to cut
into, but not necessarily remove, the stomach.

lobo- : related to a lobe (of the brain or lungs)

The eld of minimally invasive surgery has spawned another set of words, such as arthroscopic or laparoscopic
surgery. These take the same form as above; an arthroscope is a device which allows the inside of the joint to
be seen.

thoraco- : related to the chest

mammo- and masto-: related to the breast

myo- : related to muscle tissue
nephro- : related to the kidney
oophor- : related to the ovary
orchid- : related to the testicle

vas- : related to a duct, usually the vas deferens

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See also: Category:Surgical procedures

-centesis : surgical puncture

-clasia : crushing or breaking up

List of surgical terms

-desis : fusion of two parts into one, stabilization

Essentially all medical terms, mostly Latin and Greek,

can be combined to name a surgery. Here is a list of commonly used pre- and suxes:

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-ectomy : surgical removal (see List of -ectomies).

The term 'resection' is also used, especially when referring to a tumor.
-opsy : looking at

Prexes

-oscopy : viewing of, normally with a scope

angio- : related to blood vessels

-ostomy or -stomy : surgically creating a hole (a new

mouth or "stoma")

arthr- : related to a joint

bi- : two
colono- : related to large intestine colon

-otomy or -tomy : surgical incision (see List of otomies)

colpo- : related to the vagina

-pexy : to x or secure

cysto- : related to the bladder

-plasty : to modify or reshape (sometimes entails replacement with a prosthesis)

encephal- : related to the brain

-rrhaphy : to strengthen, usually with suture

gastr- : related to stomach

hepat- : related to the liver

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hyster- : related to the uterus

lamino- : related to the lamina (posterior aspect of
vertebra)

3 External links
"In medicine, whats the dierence between an ectomy, an -ostomy, and an -otomy?" at The Straight
Dope

lapar- : related to the abdominal cavity

Etymology actually refers to soft, eshy part
of abdominal wall. The term celio- is probably
more accurate and used in America.

Medical suxes
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Multimedia Manual of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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