Procedure and Surgery Terms

A procedure in which a liquid with barium in it is put into the rectum and colon by way of the anus.

Surgery to remove both kidneys.

Surgery to remove both breasts in order to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer.

Surgery to remove both ovaries and both fallopian tubes.

Removal of cells or tissue for microscopic examination.

A procedure in which a sample of blood is examined to measure the amounts of certain substances made in the body.

The destruction of bone marrow using radiation or drugs.

This procedure obtains a liquid marrow sample and is frequently performed together with a separate technique that removes a small solid core.

Less a transplant than an infusion, and with a donor graft the immune attack the new cells mount is part of the point.

An operation to remove the breast cancer but not the breast itself.

An operation to remove the breast cancer but not the breast itself.

A procedure in which cells are taken from the inside of the airways that lead to the lungs.

A procedure in which cells are taken from the inside of the airways that lead to the lungs.

A procedure that uses a bronchoscope to examine the inside of the trachea, bronchi (air passages that lead to the lungs), and lungs.

A bypass is a surgical procedure that creates an alternate route for blood or other body fluid around a blocked or diseased structure.

One word covering procedures that share nothing but a tube: draining a bladder and steering a wire into the heart both qualify.

Deliberately destroying a small patch of tissue to seal a bleeding point or remove an unwanted growth.

Surgery to remove the cervix (the end of the uterus that forms a canal between the uterus and the vagina).The upper part of the vagina and certain pelvic lymph nodes may also be removed.

A procedure in which a tube is inserted into the chest to view the tissues and organs in the area between the lungs and between the breastbone and heart.

A procedure used to improve the way certain skin problems look.