Definitions of The Root Operation Part 1

Question 1

Cutting out or off, without replacement, a portion of a body part - biopsies

Answer 1

Excision

Question 2

Cutting out or off, without replacement, all of a body part

Note: When an entire lymph node chain is cut out, the appropriate root operation is Resection. When a lymph node(s) is cut out, the root operation is Excision

Answer 2

Resection

Question 3

Cutting off all or part of the upper or lower extremities

Answer 3

Detachment

Question 4

Physical eradication of all or a portion of a body part by the direct use of energy, force or a destructive agent

Answer 4

Destruction

Question 5

Pulling or stripping out or off all or a portion of a body part by the use of force

Answer 5

Extraction