#cutting_out__cuttingout__ablation__extirpation__excision  surgical removal of a body part or tissue
  supertype:  surgical_operation__operation__surgery__surgical_procedure__surgical_process  a therapeutic procedure with instruments to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
  subtype:  adenoidectomy  surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy
  subtype:  adrenalectomy__suprarenalectomy  surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands
  subtype:  appendectomy__appendicectomy  surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
  subtype:  cholecystectomy  surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain)
     subtype:  laparoscopic_cholecystectomy__lap_choly__lapcholy  removal of the gall bladder through small punctures in the abdomen to permit the insertion of a laparoscope and surgical instruments
  subtype:  embolectomy  surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery)
  subtype:  ennervation  surgical removal of a nerve
  subtype:  hypophysectomy  surgical removal of the pituitary gland
  subtype:  hysterectomy  surgical removal of the uterus
     subtype:  radical_hysterectomy__radicalhysterectomy__panhysterectomy  surgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodes
     subtype:  total_hysterectomy__totalhysterectomy  surgical removal of the uterus and cervix
  subtype:  laminectomy  surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae
  subtype:  laryngectomy  surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)
  subtype:  lithotomy  surgical removal of a stone (calculus)
     subtype:  cholelithotomy  removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder
  subtype:  lobectomy  surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain)
  subtype:  lumpectomy  surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer
  subtype:  mastectomy  surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor
     subtype:  modified_radical_mastectomy  removal of a breast and the pectoralis minor and some lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
     subtype:  radical_mastectomy__radicalmastectomy  removal of a breast and the underlying muscles (pectoralis major and pectoralis minor) and lymph nodes in the adjacent armpit
     subtype:  simple_mastectomy  removal of a breast leaving the underlying muscles and the lymph nodes intact
  subtype:  mastoidectomy  surgical removal of the mastoid process
  subtype:  meniscectomy  surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee
  subtype:  nephrectomy  surgical removal of a kidney
  subtype:  neurectomy  surgical removal of all or part of a nerve
  subtype:  oophorectomy__ovariectomy  surgical removal of one of both ovaries
  subtype:  oophorosalpingectomy  surgical removal of one or both ovaries and the corresponding Fallopian tubes
  subtype:  ophthalmectomy  surgical removal of an eye
  subtype:  orchidectomy__orchiectomy  surgical removal of one or both testicles
  subtype:  pancreatectomy  surgical removal of part or all of the pancreas
  subtype:  pneumonectomy  surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer)
  subtype:  prostatectomy  surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland
  subtype:  salpingectomy  surgical removal of one or both Fallopian tubes
  subtype:  sigmoidectomy  surgical removal of part or all of the sigmoid colon (usually to remove a malignant tumor)
  subtype:  splenectomy  surgical removal of the spleen
  subtype:  stapedectomy  surgical removal of the stapes of the middle ear
  subtype:  sympathectomy  surgical interruption of a nerve pathway in the sympathetic nervous system
  subtype:  thrombectomy  surgical removal of a blood clot (thrombus) from a blood vessel
  subtype:  thyroidectomy  surgical removal of the thyroid gland
  subtype:  tonsillectomy  surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy
  subtype:  vasectomy  surgical procedure that removes all or part of the vas deferens (usually as a means of sterilization); is sometimes reversible
  subtype:  vulvectomy  surgical removal of part or all of the vulva

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