Brian Ramirez

Nephropexy is the surgical fixation of a floating or mobile kidney (nephroptosis).

Nephrectomy is the surgical removal of a kidney.

A myringotomy, sometimes called by other names, is a surgical procedure in which a tiny incision is created in the eardrum (tympanic membrane) to relieve pressure caused by excessive buildup of fluid, or to drain pus from the middle ear.

Myotomy describes a surgical procedure in which muscle is cut.

Myomectomy, sometimes also fibroidectomy, refers to the surgical removal of uterine leiomyomas, also known as fibroids.