exeresis
- noun
- /ˌɛksəˈriːsɪs/
- Specialized
:
exéresis
- Therefore, she underwent exeresis of the mass through a sublabial incision.
Examples
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Exeresis of the affected organ was necessary to prevent further complications.
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Surgery should be carried out in all cases in which ample local exeresis is possible.
Academic text (2003) -
The doctor recommended exeresis to remove the tumor from her lungs.
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After the injury, he needed an exeresis to restore his health.
Synonyms
13
6.9
An operation to remove part of the body or tissue
2
7.9
A medical operation that cuts out tissue or a growth
1
9.9
Removal of an organ or tumor by surgery without cutting it open
The removal of a body part or tissue by surgery
How Invasive
- Specialized
34
6.5
- Specialized
- Specialized
2
7.9
- Specialized
9
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
exeresis = ex + eresis
A specialist medical term formed from Greek combining elements; its components are not productive or familiar to general learners, so the meaning is not derivable from known English base words.
Etymology
The word exeresis comes from Greek where ex- means 'out' and the rest means 'to take out', and you can see the same idea in excision. So an exeresis is the surgical 'taking out' of a body part or organ.