surgical and therapeutic interventions : medical term

• vertebroplasty - vertebro + plasty = repair of the vertebrae
• arthroplasty - arthro + plasty = repair of reconstruction of a joint
• tendoplasty - tendo + plasty = repair of tendons
• myoplasty - myo + plasty = repair of muscle
• tendomyoplasty - tendo + myo + plasty = repair of the tendons and the muscles
• cranioplasty - cranio + plasty = repair of the skull
• bunionectomy - bunion + ectomy = excision of a bunion
• ostectomy - osteo + ectomy = excision of a bone
• costectomy - cost + ectomy = excision of a rib
• craniectomy - cranium + ectomy = excision of a skull segment
• laminectomy - lamina + ectomy = removal of a lamina (portion of the vertebra)
• diskectomy - disk + ectomy = total excision of an intervertebral disk
• chondrectomy - chondro + ectomy = excision of a cartilage
• arthrocentesis - arthro + centesis = extraction of a accumulated fluid in the synovial joint