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A glossectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the tongue.

Orchiectomy (also named orchidectomy, and sometimes shortened as orchi) is a surgical procedure in which one or both testicles are removed.

Grafting or graftage is a horticultural technique whereby tissues of plants are joined so as to continue their growth together.

A heart transplant, or a cardiac transplant, is a surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease when other medical or surgical treatments have failed.

Hemicorporectomy is a radical surgery in which the body below the waist is amputated, transecting the lumbar spine.