Synonyms and Antonyms of surgery
synonym (synonym of surgery)
- (noun.artifact)a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations (noun.artifact)
- (noun.act)a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act)
hypernym (surgery IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act)a procedure employed by medical or dental practitioners (noun.act)
- a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations (noun.artifact)a room in a hospital for the care of patients (noun.artifact)
- a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted (noun.artifact)an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling (noun.artifact)
- the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures (noun.cognition)the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease (noun.cognition)
hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF surgery relation)
- a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act)the operation of introducing a catheter into the body (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical removal of a body part or tissue (noun.act)
- (noun.act)an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small inci more.. (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men) (noun.act)
- (noun.act)the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing (noun.act)
- (noun.act)use of chemical to destroy diseased or malignant tissue; used in treatment of skin cancer (noun.act)
- (noun.act)the use of extreme cold (usually liquid nitrogen) to destroy unwanted tissue (warts or cataracts or skin cancers) (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as the uterus) by scraping with a curette (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a surgical procedure usually performed under local anesthesia in which the cervix is dilated and the endometrial lining of the uterus is scraped with more.. (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ) from a patient (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical removal of the organs within a body cavity (as those of the pelvis) (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage) (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical operation that shortens the small intestine; used in treating obesity (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding (noun.act)
- (noun.act)any surgical procedure that involves anesthesia or respiratory assistance (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgery using operating microscopes and miniaturized precision instruments to perform intricate procedures on very small structures (noun.act)
- (noun.act)any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear) (noun.act)
- (noun.act)any surgery that involves the nervous system (brain or spinal cord or peripheral nerves) (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without slee more.. (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical removal or all or part of a vein; sometimes done in cases of severe varicose veins (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical procedure that uses an intense laser beam to destroy diseased retinal tissue or to make a scar that will hold the retina in cases of detached more.. (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical procedures and hormonal treatments designed to alter a person's sexual characteristics so that the resemble those of the opposite sex (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a surgical procedure in which a suture is used to close the cervix in a pregnant woman; is performed when the cervix has failed to retain previous pre more.. (noun.act)
- (noun.act)the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce) (noun.act)
- (noun.act)the surgical operation of cutting a muscle or tendon of the eye in order to correct strabismus (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstruc more.. (noun.act)
- (noun.act)an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) (noun.act)
- (noun.act)an operation that removes a circular section of bone from the skull (noun.act)
- (noun.act)surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a surgical procedure that attempts to restore the function of the vas deferens after a vasectomy (noun.act)
- (noun.act)the act of operating on living animals (especially in scientific research) (noun.act)
part holonym (PART OF relation)
- (noun.act)surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) (noun.act)
- (noun.act)the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) (noun.act)
derivation (.... is derived from surgery)
- the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures (noun.cognition)of or relating to or involving or used in surgery (adj.pert)
domain category (surgery is domain category of ....)
- a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act)the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures (noun.cognition)
domain member category (.... is a member category of surgery domain)
- the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures (noun.cognition)(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery) (noun.act)
- (noun.act)a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act)
- (noun.act)(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid (noun.act)
- (noun.artifact)tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material (noun.artifact)
- (noun.body)a mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) (noun.body)
- (noun.body)(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient (noun.body)
- (noun.state)absence of the mammary glands (either through surgery or developmental defect) (noun.state)
- (noun.state)thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or more.. (noun.state)
- (adj.pert)of or relating to the upper jaw and face (particularly with reference to specialized surgery of the maxilla) (adj.pert)
domain region (surgery associated with .... region)
- a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted (noun.artifact)britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern irelanda monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britai more.. (noun.location)
