(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.TURP
removal of significant amounts of prostate tissue (as in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia)
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(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "ase…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallop…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.Words connected by meaning
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surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin and some other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate officer from his office.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.The science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or determining the l…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.The removal by operation of a portion of a limb; particularly, the removal of a portion of a bone in the vicinity of a joint; the act…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.surgical removal of a body part or tissue
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to thos…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to thos…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.Of or pertaining to hyperplasia.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.a surgical procedure that places something in the human body; "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.sarcoma of smooth muscle; occurs most often digestive tract or uterus or bladder or prostate
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: removal, significant, amounts, prostate, tissue.Explore Academic Dictionary
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