Words containing otomy
7 letter words containing otomy
8 letter words containing otomy
- autotomy — the casting off by an animal of a part of its body, to facilitate escape when attacked
- colotomy — a colonic incision
- ileotomy — (surgery) cutting into the ileum; ileostomy.
- lobotomy — the operation of cutting into a lobe, as of the brain or the lung.
- oncotomy — the surgical removal of a tumour
9 letter words containing otomy
- adenotomy — (anatomy) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.
- amniotomy — the artificial rupturing of the fetal membranes by a doctor or midwife to induce or expedite labour
- atriotomy — (medicine) The surgical opening of an atrium.
- celiotomy — laparotomy (def 2).
- colpotomy — a surgical incision into the wall of the vagina
10 letter words containing otomy
- arthrotomy — (medicine) The surgical incision of a joint.
- cardiotomy — (surgery) The procedure of making an incision in the heart.
- chordotomy — an operation to paralyse nerve tracts in the spinal chord in order to relieve pain associated with certain conditions
- coeliotomy — (surgery) A surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity. Performed either as exploratory surgery, or as the first step in an abdominal operation.
- craniotomy — any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery
11 letter words containing otomy
- arteriotomy — the surgical cutting of an artery or a cut made in an artery
- capsulotomy — (surgery) incision into a capsule, especially into the lens of the eye when removing cataracts.
- cephalotomy — the dissection of the head
- escharotomy — A surgical procedure in which an incision is made through eschar to expose the fatty tissue below.
- hysterotomy — the operation of cutting into the uterus, as in a Cesarean.
12 letter words containing otomy
- amygdalotomy — (surgery) Surgical removal of the amygdala.
- anthropotomy — the structure of the human body
- esophagotomy — (surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
- pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
- postvagotomy — of or occurring in the period after a vagotomy
13 letter words containing otomy
- encephalotomy — The dissection of the brain.
- pancreatotomy — incision of the pancreas.
- symphysiotomy — a surgical procedure to facilitate labour
14 letter words containing otomy
- cholecystotomy — the surgical procedure of cutting into the gall bladder in order to extract gallstones
- choledochotomy — incision of the common bile duct.
- commissurotomy — the incision of a band of commissures, especially of mitral fibers, to correct mitral stenosis.
- mediastinotomy — (surgery) incision of the mediastinum.
- minilaparotomy — Surgery. laparotomy with a small incision into the abdomen, often no more than 1 inch (2.5 cm), used especially for tubal ligation.
15 letter words containing otomy
- nephrolithotomy — incision or opening of a kidney pelvis for removal of a calculus.
16 letter words containing otomy
- ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
19 letter words containing otomy
- choledocholithotomy — The removal of the gallstone from the bile duct in a case of choledocholithiasis.
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