| oral surgical procedures | Procedures used to treat disease, injuries, and defects of the oral and maxillofacial region. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| oral surgical procedures, preprosthetic | Surgery necessary for a denture to rest on a firm base, free from marked osseous protuberances or undercuts, and devoid of interfering muscle attachments, excess mucoperiosteum, hyperplasias, and fibrous or papillary growths. (12 Dec 1998) |
| otologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the external, middle, or internal ear. (12 Dec 1998) |
| otorhinolaryngologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the ear and its parts, the nose and nasal cavity, or the throat, including surgery of the adenoids, tonsils, pharynx, and trachea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thoracic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the thoracic organs, most commonly the lungs and the heart. (12 Dec 1998) |
| endocrine surgical procedures | Surgery performed on any endocrine gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urogenital surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its organs and on the male or female genitalia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urologic surgical procedures | Surgery performed on the urinary tract or its parts in the male or female. For surgery of the male genitalia, urologic surgical procedures, male is available. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urologic surgical procedures, male | Surgery performed on the male genitalia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dentistry, operative | That phase of clinical dentistry concerned with the restoration of parts of existing teeth that are defective through disease, trauma, or abnormal development, to the state of normal function, health, and esthetics, including preventive, diagnostic, biological, mechanical, and therapeutic techniques, as well as material and instrument science and application. (12 Dec 1998) |
| operative | 1. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive. "It holds in all operative principles." (South) 2. Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty. 3. <surgery> Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery. Origin: Cf.L. Operativus, F. Operatif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| operative dentistry | Usually, the individual restoration of teeth by means of metallic or nonmetallic materials. Synonym: restorative dentistry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| operative myxoedema | Myxoedema developing after thyroidectomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neurosurgical procedures | Surgery performed on the nervous system or its parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diagnostic techniques and procedures | Methods, procedures, and tests performed to diagnose disease, disordered function, or disability. (12 Dec 1998) |