Operating room - excision

• adenectomy: excision of a gland
• adenoidectomy: excision of the adenoids
• appendectomy: excision of the appendix
• cholecystectomy: excision of the gallbladder
• colectomy: excision of the colon
• gastrectomy: excision of the stomach
• hysterectomy: excision of the uterus
• laminectomy: excision of a piece of backbone
• lobectomy: excision of a single lobe of the lung
• mastectomy: excision of the breast
• myomectomy: excision of a muscle tumour
• osteotomy: excision of the joint
• oophorectomy: excision of the ovaries
• pneumonectomy: excision of lung tissue
• prostatectomy: excision of the prostate gland
• salpingectomy: excision of the fallopian tubes
• splenectomy: excision of the spleen
• tonsillectomy: excision of the tonsils
• total pneumonectomy : excision of a whole lung