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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| operating room | to perform/ undergo a surgery / an operating |
| delivery room | to delivery a baby/ to be in labor |
| optional | a small cyst in face a snub nose |
| required | hemorrhoids |
| elective | a small cyst in face |
| urgent | lung cancer |
| emergent | an inflamed appendix ectopic pregnancy |
| amputation | involves cutting off a body part, usually a limb or digit |
| resection | a removal of all of an internal organ or body part , or a key part of such an organ or body part that has it own name |
| replantation | involves reattaching a several body part |
| reconstructive surgery | involves reconstruction of an injured, mutilated or deformed part of the body |
| excision | the cutting out or removal of only part of an organ, tissue, or other body part from the patient |
| transplant surgery | the replacement of an organ or body part by insertion of another from different human ( or animal ) into the patient |
| based on purpose: | exploratory /therapeutic/ cosmetic |
| by type of procedure | amputation / resection / replantation reconstructive/ excision/ transplant |
| by degree of invasiveness | minimal ( laparoscopic, angioplasty) / open |
| by equipment used | laser/ microsurgery/ robotic |