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  2. Glossectomy - Wikipedia

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    Glossectomy. A glossectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the tongue. It is performed in order to curtail malignant growth such as oral cancer. Often only a portion of the tongue needs to be removed, in which case the procedure is called a partial removal, or hemiglossectomy. A midline glossectomy is a surgical reduction of the size ...

  3. Lingual frenectomy - Wikipedia

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    This procedure was performed using a 10,600 nm CO 2 laser. A lingual frenectomy (also known as a tongue-tie release) is the removal of a band of tissue (the lingual frenulum) connecting the underside of the tongue with the floor of the mouth. A lingual frenectomy is performed to correct ankyloglossia (tongue-tie). [1]

  4. List of -ectomies - Wikipedia

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    Choroidectomy is the removal of the choroid layer of the eye. Clitoridectomy is the partial or total removal of the external part of the clitoris. Colectomy is the removal of the colon. Craniectomy is the surgical removal of a portion of the cranium. Cystectomy is the removal of the urinary bladder.

  5. Oral cancer - Wikipedia

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    Oral cancer, also known as oral cavity cancer or mouth cancer, is a cancer of the lining of the lips, mouth, or upper throat. [6] In the mouth, it most commonly starts as a painless red or white patch, that thickens, gets ulcerated and continues to grow. When on the lips, it commonly looks like a persistent crusting ulcer that does not heal ...

  6. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty - Wikipedia

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    Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (also known by the abbreviations UPPP and UP3) is a surgical procedure or sleep surgery used to remove tissue and/or remodel tissue in the throat. This could be because of sleep issues. Tissues which may typically be removed include: The tonsils. The adenoids.

  7. List of instruments used in otorhinolaryngology, head and ...

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    Katz extractor. to remove nasal foreign body. Bull's eye lamp. source of light; exiting lens is convex and produces a divergent beam of light. Speculum. to dilate orifices and to see inside. •Thudichum's nasal speculum. -do-; short blades ( uses: anterior rhinoscopy - to see the Little's area, ant-inferior part of nasal septum, anterior part ...

  8. Otorhinolaryngology - Wikipedia

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    A 40-watt CO 2 laser used in otorhinolaryngology Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital founded in 1874, in London. Otorhinolaryngology (/ oʊ t oʊ ˌ r aɪ n oʊ ˌ l ær ɪ n ˈ ɡ ɒ l ə dʒ i / oh-toh-RY-noh-LARR-in-GOL-ə-jee, abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology – head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT) ) is a ...

  9. Frenectomy - Wikipedia

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    A frenectomy is the removal of a frenulum, a small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far. It can refer to frenula in several places on the human body. It is related to frenuloplasty, a surgical alteration in a frenulum. Done mostly for orthodontic purposes, a frenectomy is either performed inside the middle of ...

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