(surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
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Laparoscopy
laparotomy performed with a laparoscope that makes a small incision to examine the abdominal cavity (especially the ovaries and Fallopian tubes)
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(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.(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.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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Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.Having abdominal fins; belonging to the Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.A person appointed and authorized to audit or examine an account or accounts, compare the charges with the vouchers, examine the parti…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.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: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.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: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that w…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.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: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an examining committee.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius; as, the Fallopian tubes or oviducts, the ducts or canals which conduct the ova from the ov…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.A pipe or passage for conveying flame and hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler; -- distinguished from a tube which holds wa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or accidenta…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.A small opening; a small depression or cavity; a space, as a vacant space between the cells of plants, or one of the spaces left among…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which connect the intestines and…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: laparotomy, performed, laparoscope, makes, small.
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