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A tenotomy is a surgical act which involves the division of a tendon.

Thalamotomy (Greek: θάλαμος, translit.

Embolectomy is the emergency surgical removal of emboli which are blocking blood circulation.

A thymectomy is an operation to remove the thymus.

Septoplasty [sep′tō·plas′tē] (Etymology: L, saeptum, septum; Gk, πλάσσειν plassein – to shape), or alternatively submucous septal resection and septal reconstruction, is a corrective surgical procedure done to straighten the nasal septum, the partition between the two nasal cavities.