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

A hemipelvectomy is a high level pelvic amputation.

Hemispherectomy is a very rare neurosurgical procedure in which a cerebral hemisphere (half of the brain) is removed, disconnected, or disabled.

Hemorrhoids, also called piles, are vascular structures in the anal canal.

Hepatectomy is the surgical resection (removal of all or part) of the liver.