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