List of -otomies

The suffix '-otomy' is derived from Greek τόμος (-tómos) 'cutting, sharp, separate'.

Medical procedures

  • Amniotomy – An incision created to accelerate labor.
  • Androtomy – Dissection of the human body.
  • Bilateral cingulotomy – Psychosurgery, treatment for depression and addiction .
  • Bronchotomy – A procedure that ensures there is an open airway between a patient's lung/s and the outside world.
  • Clitoridotomy – Plastic surgery of the clitorial hood.
  • Coeliotomy – A large incision through the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity
  • Colpotomy – Extraction of fluid from the rectouterine pouch through a needle.
  • Cordotomy – Procedure that disables selected pain-conducting tracts in the spinal cord, in order to achieve loss of pain and temperature perception.
  • Craniotomy – A bone flap is temporarily removed from the skull to access the brain.
  • Cricothyrotomy – An incision made through the skin and cricothyroid membrane to establish a patent airway during certain life-threatening situations.
  • Escharotomy – Procedure used to treat full-thickness (third-degree) circumferential burns.
  • Episiotomy – Surgical incision of the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall.
  • Fasciotomy – Surgical procedure where the fascia is cut to relieve tension or pressure commonly to treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle.
  • Heller myotomy – Muscles of the cardia (lower oesophageal sphincter or LOS) are cut, allowing food and liquids to pass to the stomach.
  • Hymenotomy – Surgical removal or opening of the hymen.
  • Hysterotomy – Incision in the uterus, and is performed during a Caesarean section.
  • Laminotomy – The partial removal (or by making a larger opening) of the lamina.
  • Laparotomy – Large incision through the abdominal wall to gain access into the abdominal cavity.
  • Lithotomy position – Medical term referring to a common position for surgical procedures and medical examinations involving the pelvis and lower abdomen.
  • Lobotomy – Cutting or scraping away most of the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain.
  • Meatotomy – Form of penile modification in which the underside of the glans is split.
  • Myotomy – Procedure in which muscle is cut.
  • Osteotomy – A bone is cut to shorten or lengthen it or to change its alignment.
  • Phlebotomy – An incision in a vein with a needle.
  • Pulpotomy – Removal of a portion of the pulp, including the diseased aspect.
  • Radial keratotomy – A refractive surgical procedure to correct myopia.
  • Sphincterotomy – Treating mucosal fissures from the anal canal/sphincter.
  • Thoracotomy – Incision into the pleural space of the chest.
  • Thyrotomy – Incision of the larynx through the thyroid cartilage.
  • Tracheotomy – An incision on the anterior aspect of the neck and opening a direct airway through an incision in the trachea (windpipe).
  • Trans-orbital lobotomy – Cutting or scraping away most of the connections to and from the prefrontal cortex, the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain.

Other -otomies

  • Dichotomy
  • False dichotomy
  • Ousterhout's dichotomy
  • Trichotomy
  • Trichotomy property

See also

References

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