-ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize

Excision or the surgical removal of the duodenum.

The duodenum is the first or proximal (nearest) portion of the small intestine, extending from the pylorus (opening in a vertebrate from the stomach into the intestine) to the jejunum (the portion of the small intestine that extends from the duodenum to the ileum), so called because it is about twelve finger widths in length.

The ileum is the last portion of the small intestine that communicates with the large intestine.

Excision of the head of the pancreas along with the encircling loop of the duodenum.

An appendectomy using an electric cautery or similar device.

Rarely used term for removal of the gallbladder by electrosurgery.

Surgical removal of an obstructing clot or foreign material which has been transported from a distant vessel by the bloodstream.

Removal of a clot at its original site is called thrombectomy.

The surgical removal or excision of the embryo in an extrauterine pregnancy.

A extrauterine pregnancy refers to condition outside the uterus or the womb which is the opposite of intrauterine or inside the uterus.

"Normal pregnancies" are intrauterine while extrauterine pregnancies can occur in the uterine tube or abdominal cavity and are described as abnormal.

An operation to clean out an artery and restore normal blood flow through the artery.

An endarterectomy is basically a "Rotorooter" procedure. It removes diseased material from the inside of an artery, and also removes any occluding atheromatous deposits, with the purpose of leaving a smooth lining within the vessel, so the blood can flow normally.

The surgical removal of inner part of the stomach.

Surgical removal of the endometrium (uterine lining).

This can be accomplished by utilizing caustic chemicals, or by curettage (surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity by scraping with a curette or a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop) in the postabortal (after an abortion) or puerperal period (occurring at or after the time of childbirth).

1. Resection of a segment of the intestine.
2. The excision of a part of the intestine.

The resection of the intestines, including the ileum, cecum, and ascending colon.

The surgical removal of the epicardium, usually performed in constrictive pericarditis to permit greater diastolic filling of the heart.

The epicardium is the inner layer of the pericardium, a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels.

The pericardium has outer and inner coats. The outer coat is tough and thickened, loosely cloaks the heart, and is attached to the central part of the diaphragm and the back of the sternum (breastbone).

The inner coat is double with one layer closely adherent to the heart while the other one lines the inner surface of the outer coat with the intervening space being filled with fluid.

This small amount of fluid, called the pericardial fluid, acts as a lubricant to allow normal heart movement within the chest.

The surgical removal of the articular (joint) end of a bone above a condyle (a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone).

Surgical removal of the epididymis (tubule where the storage of sperm occurs).

The surgical removal of the epididymis which is a structure within the scrotum attached to the backside of the testis.

The epididymis is a coiled segment of the spermatic ducts that serves to store, mature and transport spermatozoa between the testis and the vas deferens.

The vas deferens is the tube connecting the testes with the urethra which is a coiled duct that conveys sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct and the urethra.