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

A nephrostomy is an artificial opening created between the kidney and the skin which allows for the urinary diversion directly from the upper part of the urinary system (renal pelvis).

Nephrotomy describes a surgical procedure in which an incision in the kidney is made.

In medicine, a nerve biopsy is an invasive procedure in which a piece of nerve is removed from an organism and examined under a microscope.

A neurectomy is a type of nerve block involving the severing or removal of a nerve.