(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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(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
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(surgery) tying a duct or blood vessel with a ligature (as to prevent bleeding during surgery)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms; "a sterile operating area"; "aseptic surgical instruments"; "ase…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallop…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction)
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Surgery.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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The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle, as some leaves or crystals; also, having sharp points like needless.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with function; -- distinguished from idorgan.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking food, as is done by some insects.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.A short needle with a strong point. See Needle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a tape needle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body by a fluid, which is equal to the weight of the body; hence, also, the weight of a fl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye. Also, a capsulelike organ.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.a sac or cavity containing fluid especially lymph or cerebrospinal fluid
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.a cavity in the mesoderm of an embryo that gives rise in humans to the pleural cavity and pericardial cavity and peritoneal cavity
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.A cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the body, as the atrium of an amphioxus and possibly the body cavity of verte…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball; to excavate the ear…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: surgery, puncturing, body, cavity, organ.
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