{{Short description|All surgical procedures in which something is cut or separated}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''-otomies''}} The suffix '-otomy' is derived {{ety|el|[[wikt:τόμος|''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. * [[Anal sphincterotomy|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 (disambiguation)|Trichotomy]] * [[Trichotomy property]]
== See also == * [[List of surgical procedures]] * [[List of -ectomies|List of ''-ectomies'']] * [[List of -ostomies|List of ''-ostomies'']]
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