To pass this unit, please study the 20 vocabulary words below.
- nephrectomy
- neuroplasty
- occlude
- osteoclasis
- osteoplasty
- palatoplasty
- pleuropexy
- pneumonectomy
- polypectomy
- prone
- renal biopsy
- renal transplant
- rhinoplasty
- supine
- thoracotomy
- thyroidectomy
- tracheoplasty
- tracheostomy
- tubal ligation
- vasectomy
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an operation to remove a kidney
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"Strenuous activity should be avoided for 6 weeks following a nephrectomy."
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an operation to repair a nerve
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"Neuroplasty is recommended for patients with nerve irritation due to epidural adhesion after spine surgery."
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stop, close, or obstruct an opening
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"The surgery to occlude the artery was successful."
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an operation to break a bone
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"The deformation in the bone caused problems walking so osteoclasis was used to fracture and correct the shape of it."
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an operation to repair a bone
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"Osteoplasty can be used to relieve pain from bone disease."
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an operation to repair the top of the mouth
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"Laser-assisted palatoplasty can be used to stop snoring."
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an operation to repair the film covering the lungs
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"As the lung membrane was damaged, a pleuropexy was performed to repair it."
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an operation to remove a lung
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"After her pneumonectomy, she had to give up her running career."
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an operation to remove a polyp
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"In most cases a polypectomy is a pre-emptive surgery to prevent the possibility of polyps becoming cancerous."
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lying flat with face downwards
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"The patient was prone on his front awaiting the surgery."
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an operation to remove a piece of the kidney to be studied
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"As the doctor suspected kidney damage, a renal biopsy was taken for analysis."
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kidney transplant
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"He was on the waiting list for a renal transplant for 3 months before a donor was found."
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an operation to repair the nose
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"There is a lot of controversy over minors receiving cosmetic rhinoplasty."
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lying flat on the back with face upwards
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"Most operations take place when the patient is in a supine position."
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an operation to cut into the chest
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"He has a large scar across his chest from the thoracotomy."
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an operation to remove all or part of the thyroid gland
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"He had a thyroidectomy at the age of 8 to cure his severe hyperthyroidism."
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an operation to repair the windpipe
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"Slide tracheoplasty is a surgical procedure to improve airflow in your child's obstructed airway."
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an operation to make a hole from the windpipe to the outside of the neck
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"The EMT did an emergency tracheostomy to allow oxygen to reach the lung."
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an operation to seal uterine tubes to prevent pregnancy
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"She decided to have the tubal ligation to prevent the possibility of further pregnancies."
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the surgical blocking, or cutting, of each vas deferens tube, as a means of male sterilization to prevent unwanted fertilization
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"As his wife did not want any more children, he decided to have a vasectomy."