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Anaplasty

The art of operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.

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Autoplasty 76% connected

The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by dis…

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Lift 76% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Operation 76% connected

The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

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Surgery 76% connected

The art of healing by manual operation; that branch of medical science which treats of manual operations for the healing of diseases or injuries of t…

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Centesis noun · 78% connection

(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid

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Graft noun · 78% connection

(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

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Ligation noun · 78% connection

(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)

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Transplant noun · 78% connection

(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

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Anastomosis noun · 78% connection

a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

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Aseptic adjective · 78% connection

free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "ase…

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Biopsy noun · 78% connection

examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease

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Bleeding noun · 78% connection

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

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Debridement noun · 78% connection

surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing

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Endoscopy noun · 78% connection

visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope

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General anaesthesia noun · 78% connection

a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)

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General anesthesia noun · 78% connection

a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)

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Haemorrhage noun · 78% connection

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

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Hemorrhage noun · 78% connection

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

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Inosculation noun · 78% connection

a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

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Laparoscopy noun · 78% connection

laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallop…

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Laparotomy noun · 78% connection

surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs

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Local anaesthesia noun · 78% connection

loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)

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Acid-base balance noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

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Acid-base equilibrium noun · 78% connection

(physiology) the normal equilibrium between acids and alkalis in the body; "with a normal acid-base balance in the body the blood is s…

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Booster noun · 78% connection

an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal

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Booster amplifier noun · 78% connection

an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal

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Booster station noun · 78% connection

an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal

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Cheiloplasty noun · 78% connection

The process of forming an artificial tip or part of a lip, by using for the purpose a piece of healthy tissue taken from some neighbor…

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Degenerate verb · 78% connection

To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy structure of its kind; to become of a lower type.

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Eupnaea noun · 78% connection

Normal breathing where arterialization of the blood is normal, in distinction from dyspnaea, in which the blood is insufficiently arte…

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Firm adjective · 78% connection

possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles"

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Firmness noun · 78% connection

the muscle tone of healthy tissue; "his muscular firmness"

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Healthy superl. · 78% connection

Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant.

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Hebe noun · 78% connection

The goddess of youth, daughter of Jupiter and Juno. She was believed to have the power of restoring youth and beauty to those who had…

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Invade verb · 78% connection

To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.

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Inverse adjective · 78% connection

Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon any qua…

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Laudable verb · 78% connection

Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of the body; laudable pus.

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Lost verb · 78% connection

Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul.

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Malignant neuroma noun · 78% connection

a malignant neoplasm of nerve tissue and fibrous tissue and connective tissue

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Meloplasty noun · 78% connection

The process of restoring a cheek which has been destroyed wholly or in part.

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