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left, left side Latin sinister: sinistrocardia: sinus-of or pertaining to the sinus Latin sinus, a curve, bend, hollow cavity, bosom sinusitis: sito-food, grain Greek σῖτος (sîtos) sitophobia: somat(o)-, somatico-body, bodily Greek σῶμα (sôma) somatic somn(o) Sleep Latin somnus, sleep, drowsiness insomniac-spadias: slit, fissure
Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus and cervix. Supracervical hysterectomy refers to removal of the uterus while the cervix is spared. These procedures may also involve removal of the ovaries ( oophorectomy ), fallopian tubes ( salpingectomy ), and other surrounding structures. The term “partial” or “total” hysterectomy ...
Surgical incision. In surgery, a surgical incision is a cut made through the skin and soft tissue to facilitate an operation or procedure. Often, multiple incisions are possible for an operation. In general, a surgical incision is made as small and unobtrusive as possible to facilitate safe and timely operating conditions.
A hysterotomy is an incision made in the uterus. [1] This surgical incision is used in several medical procedures, including during termination of pregnancy in the second trimester (or abortion) and delivering the fetus during caesarean section. It is also used to gain access and perform surgery on a fetus during pregnancy to correct birth ...
Temporary local inflammation of the testes, long-term genital pain. Vasectomy (or vasoligation) is an elective surgical procedure that results in male sterilization, often as a means of permanent contraception. During the procedure, the male vasa deferentia are cut and tied or sealed so as to prevent sperm from entering into the urethra and ...
Ovarian remnant syndrome [1] is a condition that occurs when ovarian tissue is left behind following oophorectomy, causing development of a pelvic mass, pelvic pain, and occasionally dyspareunia. [2] Ovarian remnant syndrome (ORS) is characterized by the presence of residual ovarian tissue after a woman has had surgery to remove one ovary or ...
The vaginal cuff is the upper portion of the vagina that opens up into the peritoneum and is sutured shut after the removal of the cervix and uterus during a hysterectomy. [1] [2] The vaginal cuff is created by suturing together the edges of the surgical site where the cervix was attached to the vagina. This is accomplished by bringing the ...
Chapel of the Order in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral (photographed in 2013). The banners are those of the Sovereign (right) and of the Grand Master (left) of the Order as they were then in office. The Chapel of the Order of the British Empire is in St Paul's Cathedral. It occupies the far eastern end of the cathedral crypt and was dedicated ...