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- nephrectomy
- an operation to remove a kidney
- neuroplasty
- an operation to repair a nerve
- occlude
- stop, close or obstruct an opening
- osteoclasis
- an operation to break a bone
- osteoplasty
- an operation to repair a bone
- palatoplasty
- an operation to repair the top of the mouth
- pleuropexy
- an operation to repair the film covering the lungs
- pneumonectomy
- an operation to remove a lung
- polypectomy
- an operation to remove a polyp
- prone
- lying flat with face downwards
- renal biopsy
- an operation to remove a piece of the kidney to be studied
- renal transplant
- kidney transplant
- rhinoplasty
- an operation to repair the nose
- supine
- lying flat on the back with face upwards
- thoracotomy
- an operation to cut into the chest
- thyroidectomy
- an operation to remove all or part of the thyroid gland
- tracheoplasty
- an operation to repair the windpipe
- tracheostomy
- an operation to make a hole from the windpipe to the outside of the neck
- tubal ligation
- an operation to seal uterine tubes to prevent pregnancy
- vasectomy
- an operation to make a man unable to produce children
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Strenuous activity should be avoided for 6 weeks following a nephrectomy.
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Neuroplasty is recommended for patients with nerve irritation due to epidural adhesion after spine surgery
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The surgery to occlude the artery was successful.
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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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Osteoplasty can be used to relieve pain from bone disease.
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Laser-assisted palatoplasty can be used to stop snoring.
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As the lung membrane was damaged, a pleuropexy was performed to repair it.
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After her pneumonectomy, she had to give up her running career.
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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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The patient was prone on his front awaiting the surgery.
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As the doctor suspected kidney damage, a renal biopsy was taken for analysis.
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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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There is a lot of controversy over minors receiving cosmetic rhinoplasty.
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Most operations take place when the patient is in a supine position.
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He has a large scar across his chest from the thoractomy.
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He had a thyroidectomy at the age of 8 to cure his severe hyperthyroidism.
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Slide tracheoplasty is a surgical procedure to improve airflow in your child's obstructed airway.
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The EMT did an emergency tracheostomy to allow oxygen to reach the lung.
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She decided to have the tubal ligation to prevent the possibility of further pregnancies.
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As his wife did not want any more children, he decided to have a vasectomy.