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Frenectomy — A frenectomy (also known as a frenulectomy or frenotomy) 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 frenulums in several places on the human body. It is related to… … Wikipedia
frenectomy — Removal of any frenum. [frenum + G. ektome, excision] * * * fren·ec·to·my frə nek tə mē n, pl mies excision of a frenulum * * * fre·nec·to·my (fre nekґtə me) [frenum + ectomy] excision of a frenum (frenulum) … Medical dictionary
Lingual frenectomy — A lingual frenectomy is a form of frenectomy associated with the tongue.The removal of the lingual frenulum under the tongue can be accomplished with either frenectomy or frenuloplasty. This is used to treat a tongue tied patient. Immediately… … Wikipedia
Labial frenectomy — A labial frenectomy is a form of frenectomy performed on the lip.The labial frenulum often attaches to the center of the upper lip and between the upper two front teeth. This can cause a large gap and gum recession by pulling the gums off of the… … Wikipedia
Body modification — (or body alteration) is the deliberate altering of the human body for any non medical reason, such as aesthetics, sexual enhancement, a rite of passage, religious reasons, to display group membership or affiliation, to create body art, shock… … Wikipedia
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List of surgical procedures — Surgical procedures have long and possibly daunting names. The meaning of many surgical procedure names can often be understood if the name is broken into parts. For example in splenectomy, ectomy is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the… … Wikipedia
ICD-9-CM Volume 3 — is a system of procedural codes. It is a subset of ICD 9 CM (volumes 1 and 2 are used for diagnostic codes.) The United States National Center for Health Statistics drafted ICD 10 PCS in 2000 as a potential replacement for ICD 9 CM Volume 3, but… … Wikipedia
Cheiloplasty — or lip reduction (from Greek χείλος [kheilos] lip ) is the technical term for surgery of the lip. It includes lip reduction, the process of surgically reducing the size of the lip or lips in order to reduce the appearance of abnormally large or… … Wikipedia
Frenulum of prepuce of penis — Infobox Anatomy Name = Frenulum of prepuce of penis Latin = frenulum preputii penis GraySubject = 262 GrayPage = 1250 Caption = 1. Testicles 2. Epididymis 3. Corpora cavernosa 4. Foreskin 5. Frenulum 6. Urethral opening 7. Glans penis 8. Corpus… … Wikipedia
