Serpentine Belt Serpentine Belts, also known as Poly-V, Multi-Rib, Multi-V or Poly Rib belts, are the unsung hero of your car?s engine. This single, continuous belt is used to drive many components, including your vehicle?s alternator, water pump, power steering pump, air conditioning compressor, air pump and more.
Nephrectomy (nuh-FREK-tuh-me) is a surgical procedure to remove all or part of a kidney: 1  Complete nephrectomy. 2  During a complete (radical) nephrectomy, the surgeon removes the entire kidney.3  Partial nephrectomy. During a complete (radical) nephrectomy, the surgeon removes the entire kidney. 2  Partial nephrectomy. 3  In a partial nephrectomy, the surgeon removes diseased tissue from a kidney and leaves healthy tissue in place.
A lobectomy is the surgical removal of a lobe of an organ. It most often refers to the removal of a section of the lung, but it can also refer the liver, brain, thyroid gland, or other organs. Every organ is made up of many sections that perform different, specific tasks.