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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

change of integrity go
the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something

opening go
becoming open or being made open

cut, cutting go
the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

incision, section, surgical incision
the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)

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gastromy go
surgical incision into the stomach
perineotomy go
surgical incision into the perineum
laparotomy go
surgical incision into the abdominal wall
orchotomy go
surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count)
sclerotomy go
surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye
nephrotomy go
incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone)
thoracotomy go
surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity
valvotomy, valvulotomy go
incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction
venesection, phlebotomy go
surgical incision into a vein
vasotomy, vasosection go
surgical incision into or division of the vas deferens