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• catheterization, catheterisation go
  the operation of introducing a catheter into the body
  
• extirpation, excision, ablation, cutting out go
  surgical removal of a body part or tissue
  
• amputation go
  a surgical removal of all or part of a limb
  
• angioplasty go
  an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery
  
• arthroplasty go
  surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint
  
• arthroscopy go
  a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint
  
• brain surgery go
  any surgical procedure involving the brain
  
• castration go
  surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
  
• cautery, cauterization, cauterisation go
  the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing
  
• chemosurgery go
  use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue
  
• craniotomy go
  a surgical opening through the skull
  
• cryosurgery go
  the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)
  
• curettage, curettement go
  surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette
  
• debridement go
  surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
  
• decortication go
  removal of the outer covering of an organ or part
  
• dilation and curettage, dilatation and curettage, D and C go
  a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with a curet
  
• electrosurgery go
  surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery)
  
• enterostomy, enterotomy go
  surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine
  
• enucleation go
  surgical removal of something without cutting into it
  
• wrong-site surgery go
  a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body
  
• evisceration go
  surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient
  
• exenteration go
  surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)
  
• eye operation, eye surgery go
  any surgical procedure involving the eyes
  
• fenestration go
  surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
  
• gastrectomy go
  surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
  
• gastroenterostomy go
  surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines
  
• gastrostomy go
  surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)
  
• heart surgery go
  any surgical procedure involving the heart
  
• hemorrhoidectomy, haemorrhoidectomy go
  surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them
  
• hysterotomy go
  surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)
  
• implantation go
  a surgical procedure that places something in the human body
  
• intestinal bypass go
  surgical operation that shortens the small intestine
  
• jejunostomy go
  surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall
  
• major surgery go
  any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance
  
• microsurgery go
  surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures
  
• minor surgery go
  any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance
  
• myotomy go
  surgical incision or division of a muscle
  
• myringectomy go
  surgical removal of the eardrum
  
• myringoplasty go
  surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft
  
• myringotomy go
  surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)
  
• neurosurgery go
  any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves)
  
• orchiopexy go
  operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum
  
• osteotomy go
  surgical sectioning of bone
  
• ostomy go
  surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes
  
• palatopharyngoplasty, PPP, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, UPPP go
  surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway
  
• phlebectomy go
  surgical removal or all or part of a vein
  
• photocoagulation go
  surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached retina
  
• plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty go
  surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
  
• polypectomy go
  surgical removal of a polyp
  
• resection go
  surgical removal of part of a structure or organ
  
• rhinotomy go
  surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus
  
• rhizotomy go
  surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut
  
• sex-change operation, transsexual surgery go
  surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex
  
• Shirodkar's operation, purse-string operation go
  a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman
  
• sterilization, sterilisation go
  the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
  
• strabotomy go
  the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus
  
• taxis go
  the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part
  
• tracheostomy, tracheotomy go
  a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air
  
• transplant, transplantation, organ transplant go
  an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
  
• trephination go
  an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull
  
• tympanoplasty go
  surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear
  
• uranoplasty go
  surgical correction of a defect of the palate
  
• vasovasostomy go
  a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy
  
• vivisection go
  the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)