excision
131cordectomy — Excision of a part or whole of a vocal cord. [G. chorde, cord, + ektome, excision] * * * cor·dec·to·my kȯr dek tə mē n, pl mies surgical removal of one or more vocal cords * * * n. surgical removal of a vocal cord or, more usually, a piece …
132costotransversectomy — Excision of a proximal portion of a rib and the articulating transverse process. * * * cos·to·trans·ver·sec·to·my .tran(t)s (.)vər sek tə mē, .tranz n, pl mies surgical excision of part of a rib and the transverse process of the adjoining… …
