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Hysterotomy

The Caesarean section. See under Caesarean.

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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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Caesarean 70% connected

Alt. of Caesarian

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Caesarian 70% connected

Of or pertaining to Caesar or the Caesars; imperial.

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Cesarean 70% connected

Alt. of Cesarian

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Cesarian 70% connected

Same as Caesarean, Caesarian.

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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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Abdomen noun · 78% connection

The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.

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Anglican noun · 78% connection

In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party, or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church of England.

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Anglo-Catholic adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a church modeled on the English Reformation; Anglican; -- sometimes restricted to the ritualistic or High Church s…

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Arbor vitae unknown · 78% connection

The treelike disposition of the gray and white nerve tissues in the cerebellum, as seen in a vertical section.

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Bead noun · 78% connection

A small molding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossmen…

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Bird's-beak noun · 78% connection

A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak.

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Bistort noun · 78% connection

An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an astringent.

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Block verb · 78% connection

A section of a railroad where the block system is used. See Block system, below.

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Box noun · 78% connection

A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works; the bucket of a lifting pump.

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Branch noun · 78% connection

Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department.

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Cable noun · 78% connection

A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral twist of a rope; -- called a…

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Capital adjective · 78% connection

A chapter, or section, of a book.

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Caption noun · 78% connection

The heading of a chapter, section, or page.

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Cheek noun · 78% connection

A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold; the middle part of a…

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Chiastolite noun · 78% connection

A variety of andalusite; -- called also macle. The tessellated appearance of a cross section is due to the symmetrical arrangement of…

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Clause noun · 78% connection

a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

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Conic noun · 78% connection

A conic section.

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Conoid noun · 78% connection

A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic conoid, etc.; -- more commonly ca…

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