Topic summary
Surgical removal
Extracted from the Wikipedia article List of -ectomies.
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- Adenectomy is the surgical removal of a gland.
- Adenoidectomy is the surgical removal of the adenoids, also known as the pharyngeal tonsils.
- Adrenalectomy is the removal of one or both adrenal glands.
- Aneurysmectomy is the resection or removal of an aneurysm.
- Apicoectomy is the surgical removal of tooth's root tip.
- Appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix; it is also known as an appendicectomy.
- Arthrectomy is the removal of a joint of the body.
- Atherectomy is a removal of atherosclerosis.
- Auriculectomy is the removal of the ear.