Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. Many have been mentioned on such medical drama shows as ER, or the TLC Network show, Trauma: Life in the ER. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Splene-" means spleen. Thus, splenectomy refers to the surgical removal of the spleen (or sections thereof). "otomy" means to cut into a part of the body; a splenotomy would be to cut into, but not necessarily remove, the spleen.

The field of minimally invasive surgery has spawned another set of words, such as arthroscopic or laparoscopic surgery. These take the same form as above; an arthroscope is a device which allows the inside of the joint to be seen.

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State prison watchdog strongly criticizes procedures in Jaycee Dugard case http://bit.ly/VlCzX
latimeslocal (LA Times Local News) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:06:55 -0000
State prison watchdog strongly criticizes procedures in Jaycee Dugard case http://bit.ly/VlCzX
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Stored procedures are not the answer. Stored procedures are the question. The answer is "No." (Shamelessly stolen from elsewhere.)
nbryan (Nathan Bryan) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:04:20 -0000
Stored procedures are not the answer. Stored procedures are the question. The answer is "No." (Shamelessly stolen from elsewhere.)
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@richardvs j'éviterais les noms des personnes, ça accélère trop les procédures, et question service juridique ils ont ce qu'il faut!
ledretch (ledretch) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:55 -0000
@richardvs j'éviterais les noms des personnes, ça accélère trop les procédures, et question service juridique ils ont ce qu'il faut!
State prison watchdog strongly criticizes procedures in Jaycee Dugard case http://bit.ly/ERA05 | L.A. Times
Californias (California Kid) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:55:14 -0000
State prison watchdog strongly criticizes procedures in Jaycee Dugard case http://bit.ly/ERA05 | L.A. Times

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