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Application of a ligature to tie a vessel or strangulate a part.

The coagulation of tissue by an intense beam of light, including laser (LASER COAGULATION). In the eye it is used in the treatment of retinal detachm…

An alternative to AMPUTATION, SURGICAL in patients with neoplasms, ischemia, fractures, and other limb-threatening conditions. Generally, sophisticat…

Enlargement of the lips most often by injection of DERMAL FILLER.

Removal of localized SUBCUTANEOUS FAT deposits by SUCTION CURETTAGE or blunt CANNULATION in the cosmetic correction of OBESITY and other esthetic con…

Aesthetic surgical treatment of the abdominal region using LIPOSUCTION associated with ABDOMINOPLASTY.

The process by which an observer comprehends speech by watching the movements of the speaker's lips without hearing the speaker's voice.

Artificial respiration (RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL) using an oxygenated fluid.

The destruction of a calculus of the kidney, ureter, bladder, or gallbladder by physical forces, including crushing with a lithotriptor through a cat…

Fragmentation of CALCULI, notably urinary or biliary, by LASER.

The transference of a part of or an entire liver from one human or animal to another.

Prevention of CONCEPTION by devices, chemical substances or agents with contraceptive activity in females which last for years and can be removed.

Care over an extended period, usually for a chronic condition or disability, requiring periodic, intermittent, or continuous care.

Treatment using irradiation with light of low power intensity so that the effects are a response to the light and not due to heat. A variety of light…

External decompression applied to the lower body. It is used to study orthostatic intolerance and the effects of gravitation and acceleration, to pro…

The transference of either one or both of the lungs from one human or animal to another.

Surgical excision of one or more lymph nodes. Its most common use is in cancer surgery. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p966)

External or interstitial irradiation to treat lymphomas (e.g., Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas) and lymph node metastases and also some autoimm…

Immunosuppression by reduction of circulating lymphocytes or by T-cell depletion of bone marrow. The former may be accomplished in vivo by thoracic d…

The transfer of lymphocytes from a donor to a recipient or reinfusion to the donor.

Medical use of live MAGGOTS for cleaning non-healing wounds.

Beliefs and practices concerned with producing desired results through supernatural forces or agents as with the manipulation of fetishes or rituals.

The magnetic stimulation of specific target tissues or areas of the body for therapeutic purposes via the application of magnetic fields generated by…

Minimally invasive procedures guided with the aid of magnetic resonance imaging to visualize tissue structures.

Treatment designed to help prevent a relapse of a disease following the successful primary treatments (INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY and CONSOLIDATION CHEMO…

Surgical reconstruction of the breast including both augmentation and reduction.

Moving a retruded mandible forward to a normal position. It is commonly performed for malocclusion and retrognathia. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of …

Surgical insertion of an appliance for the replacement of areas of the mandible.

Procedures used by chiropractors to treat neuromusculoskeletal complaints.

The planned and carefully managed manual movement of the musculoskeletal system, extremities, and spine to produce increased motion. The term is some…