List of surgical procedures

Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. Many have been mentioned on such medical drama shows as ER, or the TLC Network show, Trauma: Life in the ER. The meaning of surgical procedure names can be understood if the name is broken into parts. Let us take an example.

Splenectomy: -tomy is a suffix meaning either the removal, or the "cutting up" of a certain part of the body. Splene- means spleen. So, it is the removal of the spleen (or sections thereof).

List of surgical term roots:

• angio-
• bi-
• -ectomy
• hyster-
• lobo-
• mammo-
• masto-
• -oid
• -opsy
• -otomy
• pen-
• -plasty
• vas-

List of surgical procedures:

• Abdominal surgery (this article needs attention)
• Adenoidectomy
• Amputation
• Angioplasty
• Appendicectomy (also Appendectomy)
• Bilateral cingulotomy
• Breast biopsy
• Cesarean section
• Cholecystectomy
• Colon resection
• Colostomy
• Commissurotomy
• Clitoridectomy
• Diverticulectomy
• Episiotomy
• Fistulotomy
• Gastrectomy
• Hemorrhoidectomy
• Hernia repair
• Hysterectomy
• Laparoscopy
• Laparotomy
• Lobotomy
• Mammoplasty
• Mastectomy
• Mastoidectomy
• Mentoplasty
• Myotomy
• Nissen fundoplication
• Parathyroidectomy
• Penectomy
• Sphincterotomy
• Splenectomy
• Thoracotomy
• Thyroidectomy
• Tonsillectomy
• Tracheostomy
• Vasectomy