In politics, lustration refers to the purge of government officials once affiliated with the Communist system in Central and Eastern Europe. Various forms of lustration were employed in post-communist Europe.
A gastrectomy is a partial or total surgical removal of the stomach.
In a right colectomy, the surgeon removes the ascending colon, but leaves the ileum. The term laparoscopic refers to a type of surgery called laparoscopy. Laparoscopy enables the surgeon to operate through very small keyhole incisions in the abdomen.