英语词汇“medical procedure”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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medical procedure: medical procedures

USAGE EXAMPLES

The new data on potential harms, she said, “must be carefully weighed against the risk of not performing a specific medical procedure.”

Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016)

Tamil Nadu also became the first state in India to allow government hospitals to perform medical procedures on transgender people to help them fight infections.

BBC(Dec 05, 2016)

In the US, each medical procedure costs about 3 times as much as the same procedure in Switzerland or Japan.

New York Times(Nov 14, 2016)

n a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners

Hypo|Hyper

operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

dental procedure

a procedure employed by a dentist

catheterisation, catheterization

the operation of introducing a catheter into the body

ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation

surgical removal of a body part or tissue

amputation

a surgical removal of all or part of a limb

angioplasty

an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery

arthroplasty

surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint

arthroscopy

a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision

brain surgery

any surgical procedure involving the brain

castration

surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)

cauterisation, cauterization, cautery

the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing

chemosurgery

use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer

craniotomy

a surgical opening through the skull

cryosurgery

the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers)

curettage, curettement

surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette

debridement

surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing

decortication

removal of the outer covering of an organ or part

D and C, dilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage

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; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion

electrosurgery

surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery)

enterostomy, enterotomy

surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine

enucleation

surgical removal of something without cutting into it

wrong-site surgery

a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body

evisceration

surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient

exenteration

surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis)

eye operation, eye surgery

any surgical procedure involving the eyes

fenestration

surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis

gastrectomy

surgical removal of all or part of the stomach

gastroenterostomy

surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated

gastrostomy

surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage)

heart surgery

any surgical procedure involving the heart

haemorrhoidectomy, hemorrhoidectomy

surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them

hysterotomy

surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section)

implantation

a surgical procedure that places something in the human body

intestinal bypass

surgical operation that shortens the small intestine; used in treating obesity

jejunostomy

surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding

major surgery

any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance

microsurgery

surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures

minor surgery

any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance

myotomy

surgical incision or division of a muscle

myringectomy

surgical removal of the eardrum

myringoplasty

surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft

myringotomy

surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear)

neurosurgery

any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves)

orchiopexy

operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum

osteotomy

surgical sectioning of bone

ostomy

surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes

PPP, UPPP, palatopharyngoplasty, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea)

phlebectomy

surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins

photocoagulation

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

anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery

surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue

polypectomy

surgical removal of a polyp

resection

surgical removal of part of a structure or organ

rhinotomy

surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus

rhizotomy

surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms

sex-change operation, transsexual surgery

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

a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies

sterilisation, sterilization

the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

strabotomy

the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus

taxis

the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part

tracheostomy, tracheotomy

a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes

organ transplant, transplant, transplantation

an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)

trephination

an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull

tympanoplasty

surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear

uranoplasty

surgical correction of a defect of the palate

vasovasostomy

a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy

vivisection

the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research)

procedure, process

a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

单词	medical procedure
释义	medical procedure (once / 69937 pages) n WORD FAMILY medical procedure: medical procedures USAGE EXAMPLES The new data on potential harms, she said, “must be carefully weighed against the risk of not performing a specific medical procedure.” Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) Tamil Nadu also became the first state in India to allow government hospitals to perform medical procedures on transgender people to help them fight infections. BBC(Dec 05, 2016) In the US, each medical procedure costs about 3 times as much as the same procedure in Switzerland or Japan. New York Times(Nov 14, 2016) n a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners Hypo\|Hyper operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body dental procedure a procedure employed by a dentist catheterisation, catheterization the operation of introducing a catheter into the body ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation surgical removal of a body part or tissue amputation a surgical removal of all or part of a limb angioplasty an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery arthroplasty surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint arthroscopy a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision brain surgery any surgical procedure involving the brain castration surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men) cauterisation, cauterization, cautery the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing chemosurgery use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer craniotomy a surgical opening through the skull cryosurgery the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers) curettage, curettement surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette debridement surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing decortication removal of the outer covering of an organ or part D and C, dilatation and curettage, dilation and curettage 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; performed to obtain tissue samples or to stop prolonged bleeding or to remove small tumors or to remove fragments of placenta after childbirth or as a method of abortion electrosurgery surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery) enterostomy, enterotomy surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine enucleation surgical removal of something without cutting into it wrong-site surgery a surgical operation performed on the wrong part of the body evisceration surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient exenteration surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis) eye operation, eye surgery any surgical procedure involving the eyes fenestration surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis gastrectomy surgical removal of all or part of the stomach gastroenterostomy surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated gastrostomy surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage) heart surgery any surgical procedure involving the heart haemorrhoidectomy, hemorrhoidectomy surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them hysterotomy surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section) implantation a surgical procedure that places something in the human body intestinal bypass surgical operation that shortens the small intestine; used in treating obesity jejunostomy surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding major surgery any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance microsurgery surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures minor surgery any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance myotomy surgical incision or division of a muscle myringectomy surgical removal of the eardrum myringoplasty surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft myringotomy surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear) neurosurgery any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves) orchiopexy operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum osteotomy surgical sectioning of bone ostomy surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes PPP, UPPP, palatopharyngoplasty, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) phlebectomy surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins photocoagulation 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 anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue polypectomy surgical removal of a polyp resection surgical removal of part of a structure or organ rhinotomy surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus rhizotomy surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms sex-change operation, transsexual surgery 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 a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pregnancies sterilisation, sterilization the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) strabotomy the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus taxis the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part tracheostomy, tracheotomy a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes organ transplant, transplant, transplantation an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) trephination an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull tympanoplasty surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear uranoplasty surgical correction of a defect of the palate vasovasostomy a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy vivisection the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research) procedure, process a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
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