most surgical procedures related to RS

• tracheotomy - trach/o + tomy = creation of an opening in the trachea
• tracheostomy - trach/o + ostomy = creation of artificial airway in the trachea
• biopsy - bi + o + o/psy = surgical removal of small sample of tissue for examination
• percutaneous - per + cutane/o = puncturing a skin to obtain a sample of the tissue
• pneumonectomy - pneumoni/o + ectomy = removal of all part of the lungs
• lobectomy - lob/o + ectomy = removal of a lobe of a lung
• rhinoplasty - rhin/o + plasty = surgical repair of the nose
• pneumoniocentesis - pneum/o + centesis = puncture of the lungs to remove fluid
• thoracentesis - thorac/o + centesis = puncture of the chest cavity to drain fluid