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Cordotomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 03.2 MeSH … Wikipedia
open cordotomy — cordotomy (def. 2) done through an open incision; now largely replaced by percutaneous cordotomy … Medical dictionary
thermoreception — Sensory capacity (see sense) to detect the temperature of the environment and the body. It helps keep body temperature stable by regulating autonomic responses to temperature changes (see homeostasis). Temperature sensations are generated by… … Universalium
Tracheotomy — This article is about the surgical procedure called a tracheotomy. For a similar procedure, see Cricothyrotomy. Tracheotomy Intervention Completed tracheotomy: 1 Vocal folds 2 Thyroid cartilage 3 Cricoid cartilage 4 Tracheal rings … Wikipedia
Discectomy — Intervention Median sagittal section of two lumbar vertebræ and their ligaments. ( Intervertebral fibrocartilage , an old name for the intervertebral disc, labeled at center left.) ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
List of surgical procedures — Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, ectomy is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the… … Wikipedia
Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek … Wikipedia
Nephrostomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 55.02 MeSH … Wikipedia
Cholecystostomy — Intervention ICD 9 CM 51.02, 51.03 MeSH … Wikipedia
List of -otomies — The suffix otomy is derived from the Greek suffix τόμος, tómos, meaning cutting, sharp, or separate . Medical procedures Amniotomy Androtomy Bilateral cingulotomy Bronchotomy Clitoridotomy Coeliotomy Colostomy Cordotomy Escharotomy Episiotomy… … Wikipedia
