Surgical Techniques

adjective able to use both hands with equal skill

• The ambidextrous pianist impressed the audience with his ability to play complex pieces with both hands equally well.
• My friend is so cool, he's ambidextrous and can write with both hands!
• Dude, that guy is totally ambi, he can do everything with both hands!
• She was ambidextrous when it came to handling difficult situations, always finding a way to navigate through challenges with ease.

noun a surgical operation to remove the appendix

• The surgeon performed an appendectomy on the patient to remove their inflamed appendix.
• My friend had to go to the hospital for an appendectomy last week.
• I heard Sarah had to get her appendix removed in an appendectomy.
• Sometimes we need to undergo an appendectomy in our lives to get rid of things that are causing us pain or discomfort.

noun the act or practice of letting blood by opening a vein or artery

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• Bloodletting was a common medical practice in the past, believed to balance the body's humors.
• I heard that bloodletting used to be a popular treatment back in the day.
• I can't believe they thought bloodletting would actually help people.
• The intense debate turned into a verbal bloodletting as each side tried to prove their point.

verb to insert or embed something in a specified place or position

• The surgeon implanted the artificial heart into the patient's chest.
• She got a chip implanted in her hand for easy access to the building.
• I heard he got a tracking device implanted in his arm.
• The idea of starting a business was implanted in his mind after attending the entrepreneurship seminar.

noun the act of lacerating

• The doctor stitched up the deep laceration on the patient's arm.
• Ouch, that laceration looks painful!
• I heard he got a gnarly laceration while skateboarding.
• Her words left a deep emotional laceration on his heart.

verb present participle of the verb 'numb', meaning to make someone lose the ability to feel something physically or emotionally

adjective causing numbness or dullness, especially of the senses

• The numbing effect of the cold weather made it difficult to feel my fingers.
• I can't feel my toes anymore, this cold is so numbing!
• That movie was so boring, it was absolutely numbing.
• The monotony of his daily routine was numbing to his spirit.

noun a specialist in orthopedics

adjective relating to the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles

• The patient was advised to consult an orthopedic specialist for his knee injury.
• My sister is seeing an orthopedic doctor for her back pain.
• I heard that orthopedic guy is the best in town for sports injuries.
• Learning to walk again after the accident was like a journey through an orthopedic maze.

noun the act of inducing a state of calm or sleepiness in a person, usually for medical purposes

• The patient was put under sedation before the surgery.
• They gave me some sedation to help me relax during the procedure.
• I was totally knocked out with sedation during the dental work.
• The peaceful music acted as a form of sedation for my mind.

noun a surgical procedure to reposition an undescended testicle into the scrotum

• The surgeon performed an orchidopexy to correct the undescended testicle.
• My friend had to get an orchidopexy to fix his undescended testicle.
• They had to do a surgery called orchidopexy to fix that issue.
• Sometimes we need to undergo an orchidopexy in life to correct our mistakes and move forward.

noun a surgical procedure to alter or reshape the nose

• The patient underwent nasoplasty to correct a deviated septum.
• My friend got nasoplasty to fix her breathing problem.
• I heard she got a nose job, but it was actually nasoplasty for medical reasons.
• Sometimes we need to undergo nasoplasty to improve our perspective on life.