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EXCISION PROCEDURES
a. Discussion. Excision is the cutting out of a part. The suffixes used to
denote excision are as follows:
(1) --ectomy--to cut out or excise. Excisions are divided into two types--partial
or subtotal excision (b, below) and complete or total excisions (c, below).
(2)
--exeresis--to strip out. (Examples are discussed in d, below.)
b. Partial or Subtotal Excision.
(1)
Resection.
Subtotal gastrectomy--excision of a part of the stomach.
(2)
Biopsy.
Biopsy of lymph node--removal of a lymph node from a living person for
examination.
(3)
Curettage.
Curettage of uterus--the scooping out of retained material.
c. Complete or Total Excision.
(1)
Radical excision.
Mastectomy, radical--removal of entire breast and axillary lymph nodes.
Chondrectomy--excision of cartilage.
(2)
Obliteration (to efface).
Ligation of varicose veins--the lumen of the vein is closed.
(3)
Extirpation (to "root out").
Tonsillectomy.
(4)
Enucleation.
Enucleation of eye--removal of an entire eyeball.
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