Synonyms and antonyms of Medical operations in British Thesaurus

abortion (noun)

a medical operation in which a developing baby is removed from a woman’s body so that it is not born alive

angioplasty (noun)

a medical operation to repair an artery (=tube carrying blood around the body) that has become blocked or too narrow

appendectomy (noun)

an operation in which your appendix is removed

bypass (noun)

medical a medical operation to make someone’s blood flow past a blocked or damaged part of their heart rather than through it

caesarean (noun)

a medical operation in which a baby is born by being removed from a woman’s body through a cut made in her abdomen, because the baby cannot be born in the normal way.

cesarean (noun)

mainly American a caesarean

circumcision (noun)

the process of circumcising someone

circumcision (noun)

a religious ceremony or medical operation in which someone is circumcised

colostomy (noun)

a medical operation in which part of the colon is removed and a hole is made in the stomach through which solid waste can leave the body

C-section (noun)

mainly American a caesarean

D and C (noun)

dilation and curettage: a medical operation to remove material from inside a woman’s womb

dilatation and curettage (noun)

a D and C

endoscopy (noun)

a medical operation in which an endoscope (=a very small camera on a long thin tube) is put into someone’s body to examine inside it

episiotomy (noun)

a cut made in a woman’s vagina to make it larger so that she can give birth more easily

gender reassignment (noun)

a medical operation or series of operations that change a man into a woman or a woman into a man

heart bypass (noun)

a medical operation in which blood is directed around a blocked blood vessel in the heart

hysterectomy (noun)

a medical operation for removing a woman’s womb (=the part of her body where a baby can grow)

keyhole surgery (noun)

British a type of medical operation which is performed through a very small hole in a person’s body, using very small electronic cameras

laparoscopy (noun)

a medical operation in which a narrow tube called a laparoscope is put into a part of the body in order to operate on it or examine it

laparotomy (noun)

a cut that is made in the stomach in order to examine the inside of it

liposuction (noun)

a medical operation to remove fat from a part of someone’s body

lobotomy (noun)

a medical operation in which part of someone’s brain is removed as a way of treating serious mental illness

lumpectomy (noun)

a medical operation to remove a lump, usually from a woman’s breast

mastectomy (noun)

a medical operation in which a woman’s breast is removed

microsurgery (noun)

medical operations that are done using very small pieces of equipment and a very powerful microscope

op (noun)

informalBritish a medical operation

open-heart surgery (noun)

a medical operation on someone’s heart in which their chest is cut open

operation (noun)

the process of cutting into someone’s body for medical reasons

procedure (noun)

a medical operation that is done in a particular way

section (noun)

medical the process of cutting something during an operation

section (noun)

a caesarean

sex change (noun)

a medical operation or series of operations that change a man into a woman or a woman into a man

skin graft (noun)

a medical operation in which skin is taken from one part of someone’s body and put on another part of their body where skin has been damaged

termination (noun)

medical a medical operation in which a baby is removed from a woman’s body before it is completely developed, so that it is not born alive. The more usual word for this is an abortion.

tonsillectomy (noun)

a medical operation to remove your tonsils

tracheotomy (noun)

a medical operation in which a hole is cut in someone’s trachea to let air into their lungs

transplant (noun)

a medical operation in which a new organ is put into someone’s body. The organ is taken from the body of another person, especially someone who has just died, who is called a donor

vasectomy (noun)

a medical operation that makes a man unable to have children. Doctors cut the tube that the man’s sperm passes through.